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Third Black Sea Security Forum in Odesa

Security Studies Programme Director at the Foreign Policy Council Ukrainian Prism, Hanna Shelest (left), and retired German politician Annegret Kramp-Karrenbauer, Germany's Federal Minister of Defence (2019-2021) and chair of the Konrad Adenauer Foundation, attend the opening of the Third Black Sea Security Forum at the Odesa National Academic Opera and Ballet Theatre in Odesa, Ukraine, on May 29, 2026. This year's event, dedicated to addressing security, economic, and political challenges in the Black Sea region, brings together more than 1,200 participants from Europe, the United States, and around the world, including politicians, diplomats, analysts, ambassadors, officials, military personnel, experts, and journalists. (Photo by Nina Liashonok/Ukrinform/NurPhoto)

Photo ID	#13773634
Date Taken	29 May 2026
Location	N/A
Photographer	Nina Liashonok/Ukrinform/NurPhoto
Category	Politics
Copyright	© 2026 NurPhoto - Nina Liashonok/Ukrinform/NurPhoto

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