The transformation of Crimea into a powerful military base is a clear reflection of Russian policy, said Prime Minister of Ukraine, Volodymyr Groysman, at the 13th Yalta European Strategy Annual Meeting (YES).
The Ukrainian economy became stable in 2016 and will begin to fully develop next year, Ukrainian Prime Minister, Volodymyr Groysman, has said. Groysman was addressing the 13th Annual Meeting of the Yalta European Strategy.
The United States and NATO members were too slow to react to Russia’s aggressive behaviour in the world, said 22nd United States Secretary of Defence (2006-2011), CIA Director (1991-1993) Robert Gates at the 13th Yalta European Strategy Annual Meeting (YES).
The Western world will have to prove in practice the commitment it has to its fundamental values in the context of Russian aggression, said leader of the People’s Front Party, Prime Minister of Ukraine (2014-2016), Arseniy Yatseniuk, at the 13th Yalta European Strategy Annual Meeting (YES).
The EU expects the Ukrainian economy to grow by 1-2% in 2016, said the European Commission Vice-President for the Euro, Social Dialogue and Financial Stability, Valdis Dombrovskis, at the 13th Annual Meeting of the Yalta European Strategy (YES).
The decision to declare ‘war on terror’ was incorrect, because terrorism is a tactic that people have been resorting to for a long time, said the former director of the Central Intelligence Agency (1991-93) and US former Defense Minister (2006-11), Robert Gates.
The European Union should opt for the strengthening of external borders, in order to avoid growing barriers inside Europe, said President of the European Commission (2004-2014), Prime Minister of Portugal (2002-2004), Jose Manuel Barroso, at the 13th Yalta European Strategy Annual Meeting (YES).
Classic ideologies have lost their popularity and politicians are trying to find support in the past, thinks Carl Bildt, Minister of Foreign Affairs for Sweden (2006-2014), Prime Minister of Sweden (1991-1994) .
Ukraine is currently undergoing a similar political transformation to that which the USA experienced in the late 18th century, Ukrainian public activist and Okean Elzy rock band frontman Svyatoslav Vakarchuk said at the 13th Yalta European Strategy (YES) Annual Meeting.