This rapid reaction seminar will present an academic perspective on the role of European Law in providing potential ways out of the ongoing war in Ukraine. Researchers will look at various issues, including:

• the use of sanctions under European Union Law
• the role of human rights and the Council of Europe
• Ukraine's application for membership to the European Union
• the European Peace Facility
• the nuclear threat & the use of weapons
• how to ensure cybersecurity
• fighting fake news

The panel will consist of the following experts:

Kanstantsin Dzetsiarou, Professor in Human Rights Law, University of Liverpool

Elaine Fahey, Professor of Law, Jean Monnet Chair in Law & Transatlantic Relations, City, University of London

Luigi Lonardo, Lecturer in European Union Law, University College Cork

Roman Petrov, Jean Monnet Chair in EU Law, Head of Jean Monnet Centre of Excellence in European Studies, Head of International and European Law Department, National University of Kyiv-Mohyla Academy

Takis Tridimas, Professor of European Law, King's College London

Chair: Oana Stefan, Reader in European Law, King's College London & Vincent Wright Chair, Sciences Po Paris