“Putin’s Rise, Motives & Kremlin Politics as it relates to the War in Ukraine.”

On June 23, 2022 from 5 - 8 pm at the Flying Bison Brewery Buffalo Sister Cities Association will be hosting a fundraiser/mixer with renowned guest speaker Mike Liwicki, a former spy handler and behavioral analyst agent for the FBI will discuss the history of Putin’s rise to power, his motives with the current Ukraine War and internal political structures within the Kremlin.

Buffalo has the distinction of maintaining close relationships with some 16 cities the world over for 66 years since the program was first instituted by President Eisenhower in 1956. Sister Cities International’s (About Sister Cities International - Sister Cities International (SCI)) mission is to promote peace through mutual respect, understanding, and cooperation - one individual, one community at a time.

A local example is Buffalo's Dnipro Center which has been collecting medical supplies for Ukraine since the outbreak of the first Russian invasion of Crimea and Eastern Ukraine. Yuri Hreshchyshyn, a member and Buffalo native has served as an election observer in Drohobych, Ukraine with the Ukrainian Congress of America since 2004.

All proceeds from the event will be to benefit the collective of Sister City Associations in Buffalo for the important work of connecting Buffalo to the world, one individual and one community at a time for peace.

Please come and join us. Tickets can be purchased at the door.

Free admission to the media.

Single adult admission - $30

Two adults admission - $50