15 September 2018
15 September 2018

"Ukrainian case" undermines non-proliferation efforts - Richard Haass

The aggression against Ukraine, one of the signatories to the Budapest Memorandum, undermines international non-proliferation efforts, President of the Council on Foreign Relations, Richard Haass has...
World Must Keep Situation in Donbass under Public Spotlight – Kurt Volker
15 September 2018

World Must Keep Situation in Donbass under Public Spotlight – Kurt Volker

The USA and the rest of Europe shall not lose focus on the situation in Donbass, - the U.S. Special Representative for Ukraine Negotiations, Kurt Volker, has said.

People Trusted by Society Must Take Power in Their Hands – Svyatoslav Vakarchuk
15 September 2018

People Trusted by Society Must Take Power in Their Hands – Svyatoslav Vakarchuk

People that are truly trusted by society have to take power into their hands, co-founder of the Center for Economic Reforms, social activist and lead singer of Okean Elzy band, Svyatoslav Vakarchuk, has said. Vakarchuk was speaking at the 15th Yalta European Strategy (YES) Annual Meeting organized by the Victor Pinchuk Foundation.

Building a successful Ukraine requires effective protection of freedoms and property – Anatoliy Grytsenko
15 September 2018

Building a successful Ukraine requires effective protection of freedoms and property – Anatoliy Grytsenko

Building a successful Ukraine requires an effective protection of citizens’ rights, freedoms and property, believes Leader of Civil Position party and former Minister of Defence of Ukraine (2005-2007), Anatoliy Grytsenko.

Yulia Tymoshenko calls for the creation of a free market for gas and cease government regulation
15 September 2018

Yulia Tymoshenko calls for the creation of a free market for gas and cease government regulation

Ukraine needs to build a free market for gas and cease the practice of the government establishing prices for the population, said member of Ukrainian Parliament and Head of Batkivschyna party, Yulia Tymoshenko, at the 15th Yalta European Strategy (YES) Annual Meeting themed “The Next Generation of Everything” and organized by the Victor Pinchuk Foundation.

Yulia Tymoshenko: Integration of occupied territories but with the preservation of Russian control is unacceptable
15 September 2018

Yulia Tymoshenko: Integration of occupied territories but with the preservation of Russian control is unacceptable

Return of the temporarily occupied territories of the Donbas and Crimea to Ukraine while Russia’s control over them remains is unacceptable, said Yulia Tymoshenko, Member of Parliament, and leader of the political party “Batkivshchyna” at the 15th Annual Meeting of the Yalta European Strategy (YES) “The Next Generation of Everything”, organized by the Victor Pinchuk Foundation

15th YES Annual Meeting: the headlines from day one
14 September 2018

15th YES Annual Meeting: the headlines from day one

President Poroshenko and Victor Pinchuk open the day’s discussion – calling for Ukraine and the West to carefully assess all the risks and opportunities the future brings.

New technologies ensure equal opportunities - Kersti Kaljulaid
14 September 2018

New technologies ensure equal opportunities - Kersti Kaljulaid

The introduction of new technologies is extremely important because they ensure equal opportunities for people of various backgrounds, income or education, Estonian President, Kersti Kaljulaid has said.

UK may regret its decision to withdraw from the EU within five years, Tony Blair
14 September 2018

UK may regret its decision to withdraw from the EU within five years, Tony Blair

The United Kingdom may regret its decision to withdraw from the EU within five years, says Tony Blair, former Prime Minister of the United Kingdom and Executive Chairman of the Tony Blair Institute.

People’s Awareness of Video Synthesis is Best Way to Counteract Deep Fake – John Gibson
14 September 2018

People’s Awareness of Video Synthesis is Best Way to Counteract Deep Fake – John Gibson

The best tool to counteract the effect of deep fakes – fake pictures generated with artificial intelligence’s support – is raising people’s awareness of the capabilities of the modern video and audio synthesis systems, ASI Data Science Director, John Gibson said. Gibson was speaking at the 15th Yalta European Strategy (YES) Annual Meeting, organized by the Victor Pinchuk Foundation.

Jeffrey Sachs
Jeffrey Sachs
Professor, Director, Center for Sustainable Development, Columbia University, 16th YES Annual Meeting, 2019
«Societies have to spend most of their time looking forward.»