The annual Yalta European Strategy conference will be postponed for one year due to the Covid-19 pandemic.

The annual Yalta European Strategy conference will be postponed for one year due to the Covid-19 pandemic. Founded in 2004 by business man Viktor Pinchuk, the YES evolved into the premier conference for showcasing Ukraine to international elites. In 2014, after Russia occupied Crimea, the mid-September conference moved from Yalta to Kyiv. Conference organizers announced Friday: “YES and the Viktor Pinchuk Foundation remain committed to the mission: to integrate Ukraine into the world and ensure its proper role on the international agenda.”