On a business trip, Olena Tregub, executive director of NAKO, visited three countries in three days, calling for increased financial aid to Ukraine and strengthening anti-Russian sanctions. Advocacy meetings were held with the participation of representatives of the governments of European countries, local analytical centers, and journalists in Paris, London, and Brussels. The head of the Dignitas Ukraine organization, co-founder of the "Women's Veterans Movement," Maria Berlinska, and the director of the French analytical center, Anastasia Shapochkina, also participated in these events.
In France, Olena Tregub met with representatives of the General Secretariat of the Prime Minister for National Defense and representatives of the Ministry of Finance. "It is obvious that Europe is waking up, however, much more slowly than the current situation at the frontline requires," said the director of NAKO after the meetings.
In the Belgian capital, Olena Tregub spoke at a round table organized by the IRSEM Institute for Strategic Research. She talked about the results of anti-corruption reforms in Ukraine's defense sector, civil society's role in promoting these reforms, countering Russian disinformation, and encouraging European countries to support Ukraine and protect Europeans from potential Russian aggression. The director of the Belgian office of IRSEM, Philippe Perchock, organized the round table. Representatives of the European Parliament and the European Commission, as well as representatives of the defense industries of European countries, took part in the discussion.
In London, the executive director of NAKO spoke during the Ukrainian Forum organized by Chatham House. In a conversation with representatives of British think tanks and journalists, Olena Tregub discussed the fight against corruption in wartime conditions and Ukraine's anti-corruption achievements, including the creation of the Public Anti-Corruption Council of the Ministry of Defense and the reform of the state defense concern Ukroboronprom. Among other topics she raised was the role of civil society as a component factor of Ukraine's stability and international image.
Advocacy trips of the executive director of NAKO to European countries were produced by NAKO with ISAR Ednannia support within the USAID Ukraine Civil Society Sectoral Support Activity.
