11 September 2015
Opening speech of the President of Ukraine Petro Poroshenko at 12th Yalta European Strategy annual meeting [VIDEO]
11 September 2015

Opening speech of the President of Ukraine Petro Poroshenko at 12th Yalta European Strategy annual meeting [VIDEO]

Speech by President of Ukraine Petro Poroshenko; Q&A session...
Ukrainian, international delegates at YES Annual Meeting view NATO expansion as priority for reforming current security system - poll
11 September 2015

Ukrainian, international delegates at YES Annual Meeting view NATO expansion as priority for reforming current security system - poll

Ukrainian and international delegates at the 12th Yalta European Strategy (YES) Annual Meeting believe strengthening and further expanding NATO to be of top priority for reforming the current security system.

Ukraine Will Continue on Path of Reforms - Petro Poroshenko
11 September 2015

Ukraine Will Continue on Path of Reforms - Petro Poroshenko

Ukraine will continue forward on a path of reform and, in particular, the taxation system will be improved, Ukrainian President Petro Poroshenko said today, in his remarks at the 12th Yalta European Strategy (YES) Annual Meeting.

No life lost to military conflict in Ukraine over past 24 hours, for first time in 18 months - Petro Poroshenko
11 September 2015

No life lost to military conflict in Ukraine over past 24 hours, for first time in 18 months - Petro Poroshenko

For the first time in the past year-and-a-half, Ukraine has not suffered any deaths over the past 24 hours, signaling hope for a true peace, Ukrainian President Petro Poroshenko said in his speech on the first working day of the 12th Yalta European Strategy (YES) Annual Meeting in Kyiv.

Viktor Pinchuk Opens 12th Yalta European Strategy (YES) Annual Meeting
11 September 2015

Viktor Pinchuk Opens 12th Yalta European Strategy (YES) Annual Meeting

Viktor Pinchuk, the founder of Yalta European Strategy (YES) and a member of its Supervisory Board, opened the first official day of the 12th YES Annual Meeting, today in Kyiv.

Europe must show solidarity on refugees – Jean Asselborn
10 September 2015

Europe must show solidarity on refugees – Jean Asselborn

Europe must show solidarity with regard to refugees from Syria the way it did during the Yugoslavia conflict, Luxembourg Foreign Minister Jean Asselborn has said at the 12th Yalta European Strategy (YES) Annual Meeting.

West should bring anti-tank weapons to Ukrainian border – Radosław Sikorski
10 September 2015

West should bring anti-tank weapons to Ukrainian border – Radosław Sikorski

The West should station anti-tank weapons close to Ukraine to help the country in case the Russian troops move deeper into its territory, Radoslaw Sikorski, a member of the Polish parliament and the country's foreign minister in 2007-2014, said at the evening panel discussion at the 12th Yalta European Strategy (YES) Annual Meeting in Kyiv on 10 September.

Europe Expects Ukrainian Authorities to Carry Out Reforms
10 September 2015

Europe Expects Ukrainian Authorities to Carry Out Reforms

The Ukrainian leadership should proceed with implementing reforms, believes Anders Fogh Rasmussen, the Secretary General of NATO (2009-2014) and former Prime Minister of Denmark (2001-2009). Rasmussen spoke about how Ukraine can become a force for global stability and European values in today’s volatile global context, during the opening panel discussion "Time to Deliver! What Ukraine Expects from Europe – and Vice Versa" at the 12th Yalta European Strategy Annual Meeting in Kyiv.

We should join all intellectual efforts to find right path for Ukraine - Kwasniewski
10 September 2015

We should join all intellectual efforts to find right path for Ukraine - Kwasniewski

The 12th Yalta European Strategy (YES) Annual Meeting entitled “At Risk: How New Ukraine’s Fate Affects Europe and the World,” organized by YES, in partnership with the Victor Pinchuk Foundation, opened today in Kyiv, bringing together more than 350 global leaders from politics, business, society and media from more than 20 countries to discuss new Ukraine’s impact on Europe and the world.

Oleksandra Matviichuk
Oleksandra Matviichuk
Head of the Center for Civil Liberties, human rights lawyer, Nobel Peace Prize Laureate , YES Annual Meeting, 2023
«Protection of human rights and freedoms is a key issue for our century»