Even before the Russian invasion, Ukraine had been reckoning with an energy system that shackled the country to Russia and depended heavily on hydrocarbons. But Putin’s aggression can be the impetus for a Ukrainian energy transformation, one that is not reliant on Russian transit fees and deeply connected with friendlier European energy markets. Initial steps, like Ukraine’s emergency synchronization with the ENTSO-E network and deals to build new nuclear reactors, show promise. What more needs to be done to make Ukraine an independent clean energy hub for Europe? How can European and global partners help? Experts discussed all this during the Global Energy Forum 2022. We share a recording of the speech of Maksym Timchenko, CEO of DTEK.