Ukraine hosted five world leaders in one week including U.S. Secretary of State Rex Tillerson, NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg, European Council President Donald Tusk, European Commission President Jean-Claude Juncker, and United Nations Secretary General Antonio Guterres.
It was an unparalleled display of high-level international support for Ukraine, beset by corruption, stalled reforms and war with Russia. Most of them urged Ukraine’s leaders to do more to fight corruption and battle vested interests who are obstructing Ukraine’s Western integration.
Here’s complete coverage:
U.S. Ambassador to Ukraine Marie L. Yovanovitch meets U.S. Secretary of State Rex Tillerson as he arrives at Kyiv International Boryspil Airport on July 9. (Kostyantyn Chernichkin)
U.S. Secretary of State Rex Tillerson’s in Kyiv on July 9:
Kyiv hosts world leaders in coming week; what will Ukraine get?
Tillerson to visit Kyiv on July 9; trip kicks off big week ahead in foreign affairs in Ukraine
After Trump-Putin talks, Tillerson reassures Ukraine of US support
US Secretary of State Rex Tillerson visits Kyiv (PHOTOS)
Key Tillerson quote: “We also discussed the importance of implementing the anti-corruption reforms, because that too is an important element of attracting foreign direct investment and more investment activity.”
NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg sits in a car after a press conference with Ukrainian President Petro Poroshenko in Kyiv on July 10. (Kostyantyn Chernichkin)
NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg in Kyiv on July 9-10:
NATO Secretary General Stoltenberg previews Ukraine trip
Reforms will bring Ukraine closer to NATO, Stoltenberg says in Kyiv
Stoltenberg to Ukraine’s leaders: Want to join NATO? Fight corruption (TRANSCRIPT)
NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg visits Kyiv (PHOTOS)
Key Stoltenberg quote: Ukraine “must strengthen its institutions, and it must rid itself of the cancer of corruption. Corruption, inertia and resistance to reform stand in the way of real change and of a secure, prosperous future for the Ukrainian people.”
European Commission President Jean-Claude Juncker, Ukrainian President Petro Poroshenko and European Council President Donald Tusk pose before the EU-Ukraine summit in Kyiv, Ukraine, July 13, 2017. (Volodymyr Petrov)
European Council President Donald Tusk and European Commission President Jean-Claude Juncker in Kyiv for Ukraine-EU Summit on July 12-13:
Poroshenko convinces EU no anti-corruption court needed
Ukraine-EU Summit wraps up in Kyiv (PHOTOS)
Key Tusk quote: “You can only be defeated by yourselves. If you can withstand the burden of reforms, and not give up, then you will reach your dreams and goals.”
Key Juncker quote: “I’m so hungry.”
UN Secretary General Antonio Guterres arrives to meet Ukrainian President Petro Poroshenko in Kyiv on July 9, 2017. (Oleg Petrasiuk)
UN Secretary General Antonio Guterres in Kyiv on July 9:
In Kyiv, UN Secretary General Guterres vows more aid to Ukraine
Key Guterres quote: “We’re following with a lot of interest the reforms that should be made. We’re available to the Ukrainian government to support this process.”
