Political Dialogue and Institutional Reform Needed to Resolve the Crisis in Ukraine

With Italy preparing to assume the presidency of the European Union in July, Italian foreign minister Federica Mogherini joins Lally Weymouth of the Washington Post to discuss current Italian diplomatic efforts. She is optimistic that successful elections in Ukraine can lead to a de-escalation of tensions between Russia and the West, but says that progress toward a political solution in Syria has been limited. Mogherini also expresses her view that human rights concerns rather than economic ones deserve the greatest weight when responding to international crises.

Speaker:
Minister of Foreign Affairs, Italian Republic

Presider: Lally Weymouth, Senior Associate Editor, Washington Post