Words of Defiance

For more than four and a half years - including the pivotal period from March 2020 to September 2024 - Dmytro Kuleba served as Ukraine's Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister, becoming one of the most recognisable voices of a country at war. From Brussels and New York to Rabat, Lusaka, Beijing and New Delhi, Kuleba criss-crossed the globe to rally political, military and economic support for Ukraine, his dynamic presence shaping international understanding of the conflict. Drawing on his wa