State and Local Officials Webinar: The Economic Case for Securing Ukraine

Heidi Crebo-Rediker, senior fellow in the Greenberg Center for Geoeconomic Studies at CFR, discusses Ukraine’s mineral resources and their role in a negotiated settlement to end the war. Paige Gebhardt Cognetti, mayor of Scranton, Pennsylvania, discusses Scranton’s social and economic ties to Ukraine, implications of the Trump administration's approach to the Russia-Ukraine conflict, and ways state and local officials can broaden diplomatic relations with the region.

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