On Friday, November 6, Prime Minister of Ukraine Arseniy Yatsenyuk visited the NATO StratCom COE to meet with Director Janis Sarts, Deputy Director Aivar Jaeski, and Chief of Doctrine, Concepts, and Experimentation Branch, Berndt Soelter.
An important aspect of today’s hybrid warfare is information warfare and, for Ukraine, the propaganda techniques used by Russia are an especially important aspect. It was noted that Russian propaganda can be defeated only through the truth and the communication of the euro-Atlantic values. Mr Arseniy Yatsenyuk and Mr Janis Sarts discussed plans for cooperation between Ukraine and the NATO StratCom COE, including possible future experience exchange programs and welcoming Ukrainian experts to participate in the work of the Centre.
During his visit, Mr Arseniy Yatsenyuk also met with H.E. President of the Republic of Latvia, Mr Raimonds Vējonis, H. E. Prime Minister of the Republic of Latvia, Mrs Laimdota Straujuma, H. E. Prime Minister of the Republic of Estonia, Mr Taavi Rõivas, H. E. Prime Minister of the Republic of Lithuania, Mr Algirdas Butkevičius, Vice-President of the European Commission, Mr Valdis Dombrovskis, and other state officials.
Mr. Arseniy Yatsenyuk visited Latvia on the occasion of the Riga Conference 2015.