Driscoll touts Ukraine’s military innovation in first public appearance since resigning as Army Secretary
Former Army Secretary Dan Driscoll made his first public appearance since resigning in August, speaking at the Yalta European Strategy forum in Ukraine about the country’s wartime military innovations. He joined a panel that included former Google CEO Eric Schmidt and praised Kyiv’s technological developments during the conflict.
Why It Matters
The appearance is notable both because it was Driscoll’s first public event after his August resignation and because it highlighted Ukrainian advances in military technology at a major annual forum focused on the country’s challenges.
Key Facts
- Person: Dan Driscoll, former U.S. Army Secretary
- Resignation: Resigned in August
- Event: Yalta European Strategy forum
- Event description: Annual conference in Ukraine about challenges facing the country
- Panelist: Eric Schmidt, former Google CEO
Dan Driscoll, who stepped down as U.S. Army Secretary in August, returned to public view at the Yalta European Strategy forum in Ukraine to talk about the country’s military innovations. The forum is an annual gathering that focuses on the challenges facing Ukraine, and Driscoll’s appearance marked his first public engagement since leaving the Pentagon post.
Driscoll took part in a panel discussion alongside former Google CEO Eric Schmidt. During the session he praised Kyiv’s wartime technologies, drawing attention to the innovations that have emerged amid the conflict.
Organizers describe the Yalta European Strategy forum as a venue for discussing Ukraine’s political, economic and security challenges; Driscoll’s participation added a recent senior U.S. military perspective to the program. His return to public speaking at the event underscored the forum’s role as a platform for high-profile commentary on developments affecting Ukraine.
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