13 September 2022
13 September 2022

Sanctions will put the Russian economy in decline for decades – Michael McFaul

The West has introduced the most comprehensive sanctions against Russia in history which will eventually make it impossible for the Russian economy to grow for decades to come....
13 September 2022

Haluk Bayraktar: It is my great honor to help Ukraine in the struggle for sovereignty

Haluk Bayraktar, CEO of Baykar Technology considers it a great honor to help Ukraine in its struggle for sovereignty, independence and territorial integrity.

13 September 2022

The President of Latvia proposes the creation of an international tribunal - President Levits

Ukraine and its allies should initiate the creation of a special international tribunal to investigate Russian military aggression.

This is what the President of Latvia Egils Levits said at the 17th Yalta European Strategy (YES) Annual Meeting "Ukraine: Defending All Our Freedom", organised by YES in partnership with the Victor Pinchuk Foundation..

13 September 2022

Russian invasion of Ukraine is first network Warfare – Google ex-Director

Russia’s war on Ukraine became the first network warfare in the human history, where counteracting misinformation is vital, the founder of Schmidt Futures, former Director and Board Chairman of Google, Eric Schmidt, has said at the 17th Yalta European Strategy (YES) Annual Meeting "Ukraine: Defending All Our Freedom", organised by YES in partnership with the Victor Pinchuk Foundation.

13 September 2022

The people of Ukraine demand punishment for the aggressor - Andriy Kostin

People of Ukraine demand proper punishment for the Russian war criminals, said Prosecutor General of Ukraine Andriy Kostin at the 17th Yalta European Strategy (YES) Annual Meeting "Ukraine: Defending All Our Freedom", organised by YES in partnership with the Victor Pinchuk Foundation.

13 September 2022

Anti-war coalition for Ukraine will continue to grow - Dmytro Kuleba

The international anti-war coalition aimed at supporting the Ukrainian government will continue to grow, Minister of Foreign Affairs of Ukraine, Dmytrol Kuleba, has said at the 17th Yalta European Strategy (YES) Annual Meeting "Ukraine: Defending All Our Freedom", organised by YES in partnership with the Victor Pinchuk Foundation.

13 September 2022

Discussions on how Russians allowed the regime to wage war on Ukraine is unhelpful right now – Sviatoslav Vakarchuk

The international society should rather concentrate on the war in Ukraine then discuss the light and dark corners of the Russian soul to find out why they allowed this situation to happen, Sviatoslav Vakarchuk has said at the 17th Yalta European Strategy (YES) Annual Meeting Ukraine: Defending All Our Freedom, organised by YES in partnership with the Victor Pinchuk Foundation.

13 September 2022

Russia launched large-scale cyber war six months before the invasion – Mykhailo Fedorov

Russia launched large-scale cyber-attacks against Ukrainian IT infrastructure six months before the direct military invasion of Ukraine on February 24.

That was stated by Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Digital Transformation of Ukraine Mykhailo Fedorov at the 17th Yalta European Strategy (YES) Annual Meeting "Ukraine: Defending All Our Freedom", organised by YES in partnership with the Victor Pinchuk Foundation.

13 September 2022

Motivation, strength and intelligence are key characteristics of a Ukrainian warfighter - Hanna Maliar

Motivation, strength, intelligence, sincerity and kindness are the main features distinguishing a Ukrainian soldier from a typical Russian invader.

That was stated by Hanna Maliar, Deputy Minister of Defense of Ukraine, at the 17th Yalta European Strategy (YES) Annual Meeting “Ukraine: Defending All Our Freedom”, organised by YES in partnership with the Victor Pinchuk Foundation.

Carl Bildt
Carl Bildt
Minister for Foreign Affairs of Sweden (2006-2014); Prime Minister of Sweden (1991-1994) , 14th YES Annual Meeting, 2017
«The West was misreading Russia. But Russia was also misreading Ukraine. Because when Russia invaded Crimea and Donbas, it expected Ukraine to collapse. But it did not happen. Ukraine got together instead of dividing.»