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)
«Ukraine has been fighting with one arm behind its back, sometimes two. Both the US and Europe have put restraints on them»