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The European Union and the United States of America should join the negotiations to eliminate the conflict in Donbas, otherwise, in a face-to-face situation, Russia may outplay Ukraine, stated Prime Minister of Ukraine Arseniy Yatsenyuk at 11th Annual Meeting of “Yalta European Strategy” (YES) on Saturday in Kyiv.

 Russia has the right to negotiate with any countries, therefore, it should recognize the right of Ukraine to negotiate on agreements the Ukrainian State needs. President of the European Commission Jose Manuel Barroso, the featured speaker of the Yalta European Strategy (YES) stressed this on Friday in Kyiv, answering the questions after his evening speech, “Working Together for a United Ukraine in a United Continent”.

The European Union has proven its durability by increasing the number of its members even in the times of the financial crisis, said President of the European Commission Jose Manuel Barroso, the featured guest of the 11th Annual Meeting of the Yalta European Strategy (YES), during his evening speech in Kyiv.

Russia should decide: whether it wants to be a strategic partner or a strategic competitor to the European Union, said President of the European Commission Jose Manuel Barroso, the featured guest of the 11th Annual Meeting of the Yalta European Strategy (YES) on Friday evening in Kyiv.

President of Ukraine (1994-2005) Leonid Kuchma proposes to engage Putin in the negotiations on settlement of the situation in Donbas. This statement Mr. Kuchma, who represents Ukraine in the trilateral contact group on settlement of the situation in the East of Ukraine, made at 11th Annual Meeting of Yalta European Strategy (YES) on Friday in Kyiv.

The European Union should offer Russia at least one year of probation period to deepen the economic cooperation between the countries. In a case if the signing of the Association Agreement between Ukraine and the EU has substantial negative implications for the RF economy, the European Union could find mechanisms to mitigate such implications. This is the opinion shared by Javier Solana, president of ESADE Center for Global Economy and Geopolitics, member of the Board of the Yalta European Strategy (YES) during the panel “From Yalta via Budapest to Yalta – Global Security Breakdown?” at the 11th Annual Meeting f Yalta European Strategy (YES) on Friday in Kyiv.

Ukraine should become part of the joint powerful Euro-Atlantic security system, but so far, it is not ready for that. No treaty gives guarantees today: the security guaranteed for the Ukrainian State under the Budapest Memorandum does not work any longer. This was pointed out by the Deputy Head of the Presidential Administration of Ukraine Valeriy Chalyi during the panel “From Yalta via Budapest to Yalta – Global Security Breakdown?” at the 11th Annual Meeting f Yalta European Strategy (YES) on Friday in Kyiv.

Ukraine will be able to increase gas production from its own resources if appropriate conditions for this are created, particularly, pursuing the course of reforms, openness to investment and stabilization of the situation in the Eastern regions this was pointed out by the Vice-President on exploration and production of Shell in Ukraine and the Chairman of Shell in Ukraine Graham Tiley during the session ”Energy Security: Now a Matter of Life and Death” at the 11th Annual Meeting of Yalta European Strategy (YES) on Friday in Kiev.

Ukraine will be able to survive the heating season if it uses the truce in the Ukraine-Russia conflict in the country’s east to rehabilitate its infrastructure, stated Maxim Timchenko, the Chief Executive Officer and Chairman of the Management Board, DTEK, at the session “Energy Security: Now a Question of Life and Death” at 11th Annual Meeting of the Yalta European Strategy (YES) on Friday in Kyiv.