10 December 2020
10 December 2020

Yalta European Strategy (YES) Held Online Conversation with Tony Blair and Ann Applebaum on World that is Emerging and its Meaning for Europe and Ukraine

The Yalta European Strategy in partnership with the Victor Pinchuk Foundation continues its series of online conversations on global challenges and their implications for Ukraine. ...
27 November 2020

Yalta European Strategy (YES) and the Embassy of Canada in Ukraine Co-organized a Virtual Expert Discussion on Women, Peace and Security

On November 27, 2020, Yalta European Strategy (YES) together with the Embassy of Canada in Ukraine held a virtual expert discussion on women, peace and security (WPS) co-organized on the occasion of 20 years of the United Nations Security Council Resolution 1325. 

13 November 2020

Wolfgang Ischinger’s, Chairman of the Munich Security Conference and YES Board member, interview for European Pravda

In his interview for European Pravda, Wolfgang Ischinger, Chairman of the Munich Security Conference and YES Board member, shared his thoughts about changes the world is going to be facing after the election of the new US President, why the situation with Nagorno-Karabakh differs significantly from the one in Eastern Ukraine, and what role the EU can play in the developments in Belarus.

11 November 2020

Yalta European Strategy (YES) Held Online Conversation with Egils Levits, Fareed Zakaria and Aleksander Kwaśniewski on the Future of Democracy

Yalta European Strategy, in partnership with the Victor Pinchuk Foundation, continues its series of online conversations on global challenges and what they mean for Ukraine. On November 10, Egils Levits, President of Latvia, and moderator Fareed Zakaria, host, Fareed Zakaria GPS, CNN, discussed the current state and the future of democracy. Aleksander Kwaśniewski, President of Poland (1995-2005), Chairman of the Board of YES, opened the conversation.

30 October 2020

US Presidential Election and Its Implications for Ukraine: Yalta European Strategy (YES) Held Online Conversation with John Bolton, Richard Haass and Gillian Tett

Yalta European Strategy in partnership with the Victor Pinchuk Foundation held an online conversation on the US Presidential election and its implications for Ukraine. John Bolton, U.S. National Security Advisor (2018-2019), and Richard N. Haass, President, Council on Foreign Relations were interviewed by Gillian Tett, Chair of Editorial Board and Editor-at-Large, US, Financial Times. This was the third YES online conversation on global challenges and what they mean for Ukraine. Victor Pinchuk, founder of YES, Victor Pinchuk Foundation, EastOne group, opened the discussion.

28 October 2020

Yalta European Strategy (YES) Held Online Conversation with Fareed Zakaria and Niall Ferguson on “Ten Lessons for a Post-Pandemic World” by Fareed Zakaria

Yalta European Strategy in partnership with the Victor Pinchuk Foundation continues its series of online conversations on global challenges and what they mean for Ukraine. The 2nd conversation focused on how COVID 19 transforms the world and how countries can use the crisis to build a better future. Fareed Zakaria, Host, Fareed Zakaria GPS, CNN, discussed his book “Ten Lessons for a Post-Pandemic World” with Niall Ferguson, Senior Fellow, Hoover Institution, Stanford University. Victor Pinchuk, founder of YES, Victor Pinchuk Foundation, EastOne group, opened the conversation.

8 October 2020

Aleksander Kwasniewski's, Chairman of the Board of YES, President of Poland (1995–2005), interview for European Pravda

Alexander Kwasniewski, Chairman of the YES Supervisory Board, President of Poland (1995-2005), in his interview for European Pravda mentioned reconciliation between Poland and Ukraine, strategic partnership with the United States and EU policy concerning Belarus.

5 October 2020

Yalta European Strategy (YES) Held Online Conversation with Steve Biegun on Ukraine’s Reform, Security, and Euro-Atlantic Integration Perspectives

On October 2, 2020, Yalta European Strategy in partnership with the Victor Pinchuk Foundation held the first YES online conversation entitled «Ukraine’s reform, security, and Euro-Atlantic integration perspectives». 

3 July 2020

17th YES Annual Meeting Postponed Due to the COVID-19 Pandemic

The 17th Yalta European Strategy (YES) Annual Meeting originally planned for ‪September 10-12, 2020, is postponed until 2021, due to the COVID-19 pandemic.

16 February 2020

Victor Pinchuk Foundation Held the 4th Ukrainian Lunch on the Margins of the Munich Security Conference

On February 15, 2020, Victor Pinchuk Foundation and Yalta European Strategy (YES) held the 4th Ukrainian Lunch in Munich, titled “Ukraine – Moving Ahead” that was organized on the margins of the Munich Security Conference. In attendance were political and business leaders, experts and media from Ukraine and the world. 

Anders Aslund
Anders Aslund
Senior Fellow, Peterson Institute for International Economics, 8th YES Annual Meeting, 2011
«Ukraine possesses high economic potential which is not used in full»