Andrey Kortunov, RIAC Director General, took part in the 14th YES Meeting in Kiev. The Meeting of 2017 focuses on the future of Ukraine in the context of the changing world order. The conference brought together over 300 well-known politicians, diplomats, experts, and representatives of business community from the EU, the U.S., and Ukraine.
On September 16 Andrey Kortunov made a speech at
the RUSSIA’S FUTURE AND WHAT IT MEANS FOR UKRAINE session. Fareed Zakaria, an
authoritative American journalist and CNN presenter, moderated the discussion. Gennady
Burbulis, Secretary of State of RSFSR/Russian Federation (1991–1992), Michael
McFaul, former Ambassador of the U.S. to Russia, Robert Gates, U.S.
Secretary of Defense (2006–2011), and Pavlo Klimkin, Minister of Foreign
Affairs of Ukraine, took part in the discussion
Andrey Kortunov, RIAC Director General, took part in the 14th YES Meeting in Kiev. The Meeting of 2017 focuses on the future of Ukraine in the context of the changing world order. The conference brought together over 300 well-known politicians, diplomats, experts, and representatives of business community from the EU, the U.S., and Ukraine.
On September 16 Andrey Kortunov made a speech at the RUSSIA’S FUTURE AND WHAT IT MEANS FOR UKRAINE session. Fareed Zakaria, an authoritative American journalist and CNN presenter, moderated the discussion. Gennady Burbulis, Secretary of State of RSFSR/Russian Federation (1991–1992), Michael McFaul, former Ambassador of the U.S. to Russia, Robert Gates, U.S. Secretary of Defense (2006–2011), and Pavlo Klimkin, Minister of Foreign Affairs of Ukraine, took part in the discussion.
The the course of the speech, RIAC Director General noted that deescalation in Russia-Ukraine relations is possible. «No matter what is said about Russia’s proposals on peacekeepers, don't rush to reject them. The following six years will be an important period for Russia. And the most pending issue will be doing something for Russia’s economy not disturbing the current political system. There is no solution for now. It is crucial for Ukraine to achieve stability in relations in the short term. Solving all issues is impossible, but achieving stability looks promising».
Yalta European Strategy (YES) is an international platform that brings together leading Ukrainian and foreign politicians, experts, and representatives of business community. Summit meetings have been held annually since 2004. In 2017 the Summit was held in Kiev on September 14-16, 2017.
