President Zuzana Čaputová of the Slovak Republic joins the Freeman Spogli Institute for International Studies to discuss the impact Russia's war on Ukraine is having on Central European countries and the need to defend democracy in Europe and beyond.

Michael McFaul, director of the Freeman Spogli Institute for International Studies, moderated President Čaputová's Q&A with students via pre-submitted questions. Anna Grzymała-Busse, director of The Europe Center, offered introductory remarks.