15 September 2017
Minsk Process Needs a Re-start – Former British Prime Minister, David Cameron
15 September 2017

Minsk Process Needs a Re-start – Former British Prime Minister, David Cameron

The process provided by the Minsk peace agreement does not work at present and needs to be re-started, former British Prime Minister, David Cameron (2010-16) has said....
Peacekeeping mission in Donbass only on condition of external border control - John Kerry
15 September 2017

Peacekeeping mission in Donbass only on condition of external border control - John Kerry

If a peacekeeping contingent is deployed to Donbass, it must secure control over Ukraine's external border, former US Secretary of State (2013-2017), John Kerry, has said at the 14th Yalta European Strategy Annual Meeting, organised by the Victor Pinchuk Foundation.

Ukraine should not delay reforms any longer– EBDR President Chakrabarti
15 September 2017

Ukraine should not delay reforms any longer– EBDR President Chakrabarti

Ukraine cannot postpone reforms any longer as changes are needed right now, the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development President, Suma Chakrabarti said at the Yalta European Strategy (YES) 14th Annual Meeting held by Viсtor Pinchuk Foundation.

European Commission vice-president: our priority it to ensure gas transit across Ukraine after 2020
15 September 2017

European Commission vice-president: our priority it to ensure gas transit across Ukraine after 2020

It is a priority for the European Commission to ensure the transit of Russian gas via the Ukrainian gas transport system after 2020, the Vice-President of the European Commission in charge of Energy Union, Maros Sefcovic said at the 14th Yalta European Strategy Annual Meeting organised by the Victor Pinchuk Foundation.

Ukraine has progressed in fighting corruption - Petro Poroshenko
15 September 2017

Ukraine has progressed in fighting corruption - Petro Poroshenko

Україна досягнула значного прогресу у боротьбі з корупцією, заявив Президент України Петро Порошенко на 14-тій Щорічній зустрічі Ялтинської Європейської Стратегії (YES), організованій Фондом Віктора Пінчука.

Peacekeepers across Occupied Part of Donbass will Guarantee Implementation of Minsk Peace Deal – Petro Poroshenko
15 September 2017

Peacekeepers across Occupied Part of Donbass will Guarantee Implementation of Minsk Peace Deal – Petro Poroshenko

A peacekeeping mission in the entire occupied territory of Donbass and on the Ukraine-Russia border should be a key lever to enforce the Minsk peace agreement, Ukrainian President Petro Poroshenko has said. Poroshenko was speaking at the Yalta European Strategy (YES) 14th Annual Meeting.

Ukraine should not lose faith in Crimea’s return and should look for pragmatic ways to do this - Viktor Pinchuk
15 September 2017

Ukraine should not lose faith in Crimea’s return and should look for pragmatic ways to do this - Viktor Pinchuk

Ukraine should not lose faith that it will restore its territorial integrity in full and should continue to look for pragmatic ways to do this, Victor Pinchuk, the founder of the YES Forum, the Victor Pinchuk Foundation and EastOne Group, has said in his welcome speech to the 14th Yalta European Strategy Annual Meeting.

Ukraine is heading towards a full EU and NATO membership – Petro Poroshenko
15 September 2017

Ukraine is heading towards a full EU and NATO membership – Petro Poroshenko

Ukraine’s goal is full membership of the European Union and North Atlantic Trade Organisation, Petro Poroshenko, President of Ukraine, said at the 14th Yalta European Strategy (YES) Annual Meeting, organized by the Victor Pinchuk Foundation.

Resolute reforms essential to success of Kyiv and Ukraine – Vitali Klitschko
14 September 2017

Resolute reforms essential to success of Kyiv and Ukraine – Vitali Klitschko

Resolute reforms will be the key to the success of Kyiv and Ukraine, Kyiv Mayor Vitali Klitschko has said at the 14th Yalta European Strategy Annual Meeting organized by the Victor Pinchuk Foundation.

Aleksander Kwasniewski: our goal is to see independent Ukraine in the family of free nations
14 September 2017

Aleksander Kwasniewski: our goal is to see independent Ukraine in the family of free nations

Independent Ukraine with free people is the goal we should seek to achieve, the president of Poland (1995-2005) and chairman of the YES Board, Aleksander Kwasniewski, has said at the 14th Yalta European Strategy Annual Meeting organized by the Victor Pinchuk Foundation.

Stephen Sackur
Stephen Sackur
Presenter, HARDtalk, BBC World New, 14th YES Annual Meeting, 2017
«Russians are going to be fighting with long-term economic misery. And they will have to decide whether they are prepared to put up with it for the nationalist enterprise of staying in Crimea and Eastern Ukraine.»