The presentation took place during the strategic seminar "Navy Strategy 2035", April 23-26, 2018 in Odesa, with the participation of the Commander of the Ukrainian Navy Vice-Admiral Igor Voronchenko, Permanent Representative of the President of Ukraine in Crimea Boris Babin, representatives of the Ukrainian Navy, state bodies, Ivan Chernyakhovsky National Defense University of Ukraine and research organizations, as well as experts from Great Britain, Norway, Poland, the United States, Turkey and Sweden.

The President of the Center for Global Studies Strategy XXI presented the project results to incorporate them into the process of preparation of the Strategy for the Development of the Ukrainian Navy until 2035, other national strategic documents on security and counteraction to hybrid threats. Emphasis was made on energy, economic, military, information and cyber spheres, as well as strategic communications in the national security system.

During his presentation, Mykhailo Gonchar drew attention to the current hybrid threats to Ukraine and other Black Sea states, peculiarities and dangers of the Russian Federation’s hybrid warfare, challenges of Russia's energy projects in the Black Sea region, the need to combine the efforts of the Eastern Partnership countries, members of the EU and NATO to confront hybrid threats and increase security in the region.

This analytical report was prepared within the framework of the project “Promoting building of Ukraine's capacities to guarantee citizens' security in the conditions of hybrid threats” with the support of the European Union and the International Renaissance Foundation within the framework of the project “Civic Synergy”, under the auspices of the Ukrainian National Platform of the Eastern Partnership Civil Society Forum. Its content is the sole responsibility of the Centre for Global Studies Strategy XXI and does not necessarily reflect views of the European Union and the International Renaissance Foundation.