<p>Oleksandra Matviichukis a Ukrainian human rights lawyer and civil society leader based in Kyiv. She heads the non-profit organization Centre for Civil Liberties and is an active campaigner for democratic reforms in her country and the OSCE region.</p>

Ambassador Olexander Scherba

15 Minutes in Defense of Democracy, a project of the non-profit, non-partisan, United States Global Initiative.&nbsp; &nbsp; We’ll talk to decision makers, thinkers and influencers in our campaign to advocate for American global leadership.&nbsp; Along the way we will learn, be cautioned and perhaps inspired, together. &nbsp;