Safe Ukraine 2030 Took Part in the International Forum “Architecture of Security 2026”

The Safe Ukraine 2030 team took part in the International Forum “Architecture of Security 2026”, held on 1 June 2026 in Kyiv. The Forum brought together Ukrainian and international leaders, representatives of public institutions, the expert community, civil society, the security sector and partner organisations.

The Forum became an important platform for a strategic conversation on the future security architecture of Ukraine, Europe and the democratic world. The discussions focused on resilience, defence innovation, the economy of the future, energy security, cognitive and information warfare, responsible partnership, and Ukraine’s role as one of the architects of a new security system.

For Safe Ukraine 2030, participation in the Forum was a logical continuation of the work launched together with partners within the New Culture of Security programme, first presented at the Global Summit of the Open Government Partnership. This framework was later further developed through the TRUSTA Strategic Action Framework as a strategic approach bringing together open government, trust, democratic resilience, security and responsible partnership.

That is why the Forum’s central theme - the architecture of security - is directly aligned with the Foundation’s key areas of work: shaping a modern model of democratic security governance, developing partnerships between the state, civil society, business and international partners, and searching for new institutional solutions for local, national and global resilience.

The Forum programme included a number of strategic panels, including: “Ukraine in the New Security Architecture,” “Societal Resilience and Hybrid Threats: Countering Russia’s Cognitive and Information Operations,” “Europe’s New Arsenal: Lessons from Ukraine’s Defence Innovation,” “Ukraine as an Architect of Future Security: From Support to Shared Responsibility,” and “Ukraine’s New Architecture: From Resilience to Prosperity.”

Particular attention during the discussions was devoted to the fact that the old security architecture no longer corresponds to the reality of today’s threats. Russia’s war against Ukraine has demonstrated the need not only to revise international security mechanisms, but also to develop a new culture of responsibility, the capacity for rapid decision-making, societal resilience and effective coordination among partners.

Among the key messages voiced during the Forum were the need to reform international institutions, strengthen enforcement mechanisms in international law, rethink the operating principles of alliances, counter cognitive operations and information attacks, and recognise that the war is being waged not only against Ukraine, but against the unity, political will and democratic resilience of the entire Western world.

For Safe Ukraine 2030, it is especially important to understand security not only as a defence or institutional category, but as an integrated architecture of trust, partnership, democratic responsibility and joint action. The security architecture of the future must be shaped at different levels - local, national and global - and involve communities, public institutions, civil society, business, expert communities and international partners.

Participation in the Forum also created an opportunity for important meetings, consultations and informal negotiation tracks. It is precisely such spaces that make it possible to move from public discussions to real coordination of efforts, the formation of new agreements and the development of responsible partnerships.

A particularly symbolic moment was a brief exchange with Kyrylo Budanov, Ukrainian military leader, Head of the Office of the President of Ukraine, Lieutenant General, on the future architecture of security. When asked how he sees this architecture, he replied: “Actually, I think you are the ones who should tell me.”

For the Safe Ukraine 2030 team, this became a meaningful confirmation that civil society, expert platforms and partnership initiatives should not only respond to challenges, but also propose new models, frameworks and solutions for the security of the future.

Safe Ukraine 2030 continues to develop approaches that bring together democratic security, trust, openness, resilience and responsible partnership. Today, Ukraine is not only defending itself - it is shaping a new agenda, new practice and a new security architecture for the democratic world.