13 September 2015
Shimon Peres at 12th YES Annual Meeting
13 September 2015

Shimon Peres at 12th YES Annual Meeting

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Sir Elton John speech at the 12th Yalta European Strategy (YES) Annual Meeting
12 September 2015

Sir Elton John speech at the 12th Yalta European Strategy (YES) Annual Meeting

It is an honor to be here at the Yalta European Strategy meeting.


Ukraine has to close gap between declared changes and their implementation - Aleksander Kwasniewski
12 September 2015

Ukraine has to close gap between declared changes and their implementation - Aleksander Kwasniewski

The best way for Ukraine to overcome the current difficult situation is for the country to make every effort to implement the reforms it has already declared, stated Aleksander Kwasniewski, President of the Republic of Poland (1995 - 2005), in his closing speech at the 12th Yalta European Strategy (YES) Annual Meeting.

YES Forum Participants Expect
12 September 2015

YES Forum Participants Expect "Contained" Frozen Conflict in UKRAINE in Three Years’ Time – Poll

Asked what they thought Ukraine would look like in three years’ time, Ukrainian and international participants at the 12th Yalta European Strategy (YES) Annual Meeting believe that the country will see economic growth, stabilisation and a "contained" frozen conflict, according to the final interactive poll conducted at YES Forum in Kyiv on Saturday.

Ukraine should launch judiciary reform by suspending all current judges – Lutsenko
12 September 2015

Ukraine should launch judiciary reform by suspending all current judges – Lutsenko

Ukraine should launch judiciary reform by suspending all current judges, the head of the pro-presidential Petro Poroshenko Bloc, Yuriy Lutsenko, said at the 12th Yalta European Strategy (YES) Annual Meeting.

Transformation of Ukraine's Army Will Take Long – U.S. Generals Petraeus, McChrystal
12 September 2015

Transformation of Ukraine's Army Will Take Long – U.S. Generals Petraeus, McChrystal

In a panel session focused entitled “How to Reform Ukraine’s Army and Security Sector,” two former senior U.S. military leaders, Gen. David H Petraeus and Gen. Stanley McChrystal, offered their views on the Armed Forces of Ukraine.

Vitaliy Klitschko: There Will Be Enough Votes to Change Ukrainian Constitution
12 September 2015

Vitaliy Klitschko: There Will Be Enough Votes to Change Ukrainian Constitution

The mayor of Kyiv, Vitaliy Klitschko, is confident that there will be enough votes among the ministers of parliament who will support changes to the Constitution of Ukraine with regard to decentralization. Mayor Klitschko made this statement at the 12th Yalta European Strategy (YES) Annual Meeting today in Kyiv.

Kwasniewski Supports Decentralization in Ukraine
12 September 2015

Kwasniewski Supports Decentralization in Ukraine

Ukraine needs decentralization not only because of its democratic ambitions, but also because of the country's size, Aleksander Kwasniewski, President of Poland (1995-2005), said today during his closing remarks at the 12th Yalta European Strategy (YES) Annual Meeting in Kyiv.

12 September 2015

"Internal Maydan" Occurring in Ukraine's Prosecutor's Office – Davit Sakvarelidze

The General Prosecutor's Office of Ukraine is currently undergoing changes that have not been seen during the period of Ukraine's independence, according to Deputy Prosecutor General of Ukraine, Davit Sakvarelidze, at the 12th Yalta European Strategy (YES) Annual Meeting, taking place today in Kyiv.

Stat data at 12th YES Annual Meeting
12 September 2015

Stat data at 12th YES Annual Meeting

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John Tefft
John Tefft
Ambassador to Ukraine (2009-2013), 15th YES Annual Meeting, 2018
«Russia still has to become a modern nation. It still hasn’t made the fundamental decisions to determine whether it’s going to be a part of the international community or whether it’s going to try to be an imperial power and attack its neighbors, and take their land.»