Admiral Sir Antony David Radakin – Chief of the Defence Staff of the United Kingdom from 2021 to 2025 and one of Europe’s leading military strategists – has joined the Security Council of the Kyiv Security Forum.

Prior to that, he served as First Sea Lord. From 2016 to 2018, Radakin was Chief of the Defence Staff of the British Armed Forces.

This April, Admiral Radakin participated in the 18th Kyiv Security Forum. During his speech, he emphasised that Ukraine is effectively containing a threat to the entire continent.

“We should be proud of what Ukraine is doing for all of Europe,” the admiral stated.

The KSF Security Council was founded in 2023. It is an informal advisory group comprising prominent international and Ukrainian statesmen, military leaders, diplomats, and security experts.

Among the Council’s members are General David Petraeus, commander of U.S. Central Command from 2008 to 2010 and director of the U.S. Central Intelligence Agency from 2011 to 2012; Admiral Rob Bauer, chairman of the NATO Military Committee from 2021 to 2025; Tony Abbott, Prime Minister of Australia from 2013 to 2015; Taavi Rõivas, Prime Minister of Estonia from 2014 to 2016; Natalie Yaresko, Chair of the Supervisory Board of the Aspen Institute Kyiv, Minister of Finance of Ukraine from 2014 to 2016; Danylo Lubkivsky, Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs of Ukraine in 2014.

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Kyiv Security Forum (KSF) – Ukraine’s leading international platform for discussing issues of war, peace, and global security, launched in 2007 on the initiative of Arseniy Yatsenyuk’s Open Ukraine Foundation.

The KSF’s primary mission is to defend Ukraine’s national interests globally. The platform operates on multiple levels simultaneously: it keeps Ukraine at the centre of the global agenda, expands our country’s circle of international partners, and builds expertise on pressing security issues. Since its founding, the KSF has organised thousands of events – annual gatherings, special events, and online discussions. These events are followed by millions of people in Ukraine and abroad.