On May 23, 2011 the Board of Yalta European Strategy (YES) visited Kyiv to discuss Ukraine’s European integration prospects with Prime Minister of Ukraine Mykola Azarov....
Today, March 9, 2011 the Board of YES will discuss prospects of Ukraine’s integration into the European Union with high-ranking officials of the EU and European Council, during the European Parliament’s session in Strasbourg.
Ambassador to Ukraine (2009-2013), 15th YES Annual Meeting, 2018
«Russia still has to become a modern nation. It still hasn’t made the fundamental decisions to determine whether it’s going to be a part of the international community or whether it’s going to try to be an imperial power and attack its neighbors, and take their land.»