Conference Opening and Opening Speeches
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Welcoming remarks:
Victor Pinchuk, Founder and Member of the Board, Yalta European Strategy
Opening Speeches, Conversation and Q&A: Ukraine, Turkey, and the Future of Wider Europe in the 21st Century
Viktor Yanukovych, President of Ukraine
Recep Tayyip Erdoğan, Prime Minister of the Republic of Turkey
Aleksander Kwasniewski, President of Poland (1995-2005), Chairman of the Board, Yalta European Strategy (moderator)
«Regrettably, there are still illusions in the world that you can talk to Moscow or draw some red lines due to which Moscow will, with time, become milder or inclined to reconciliation. Without illusions, if we want to hear someday, 'At last there is peace, just peace in Ukraine,' then even today we should hear that 'Ukraine has become strong enough; enough, namely, to win.»