Bangladesh, April 12 -- At the recent EU-Ukraine Business Summit in Brussels on April 10, Ukrainian Prime Minister Denis Shmigal delivered a bold and ambitious message: Ukraine is no longer just a war-torn country on Europes periphery-it is, in his words, “the central point around which the new geometry of Europe is being built.” His speech went beyond mere calls for EU membership; it was a call for the reinvention of Europe itself, with Ukraine at its heart.

The metaphor of a “new geometry” is telling. It speaks not only to changing political alliances but to a fundamental reshaping of the continents priorities, identity, and architecture. Shmigals message was clear: Europe must not treat Ukraine as a buffer stat...