The 9th Ukrainian Lunch on the margins of the Munich Security Conference

Описание: On 14 February 2026, on the occasion of the Munich Security Conference, the Victor Pinchuk Foundation and Yalta European Strategy (YES) hosted the 9th Munich Ukrainian Lunch on the topic "Ukraine: Futures’ Frontline".

Today Ukraine is the frontline of Europe’s future and can be key to making Europe secure. But this frontline is under vicious attack and needs decisive and sustained support.

The discussion brought together senior politicians, business leaders, and experts to discuss the perspectives for ending Russia’s war against Ukraine, strengthening European security with Ukraine, and integrating Ukraine as a powerful source of security, innovation, and future economic growth into Europe.

The discussion featured:

▪︎ Victor Pinchuk, businessman and philanthropist, YES Founder
▪︎ Petr Pavel, President of the Czech Republic
▪︎ Edgars Rinkēvičs, President of Latvia
▪︎ Dick Schoof, Prime Minister of the Netherlands
▪︎ Mette Frederiksen, Prime Minister of Denmark
▪︎ Andrej Plenković, Prime Minister of Croatia
▪︎ Taras Kachka, Deputy Prime Minister for European and Euro-Atlantic Integration of Ukraine
▪︎ Margus Tsahkna, Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Estonia
▪︎ Wolfgang Ischinger, President of the MSC Foundation Council, YES Board member
▪︎ Troels Lund Poulsen, Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Defence of the Kingdom of Denmark
▪︎ Marta Kos, European Commissioner for Enlargement
▪︎ Jens Spahn, Chairman of the CDU/CSU Parliamentary Group, German Bundestag
▪︎ Eric Schmidt, Former CEO and Chairman, Google; Chair and CEO, Relativity Space
▪︎ Dritan Nesho, CEO & Founder, HarrisX, Stagwell Inc.
▪︎ Pavlo Palisa, Deputy Head of the Office of the President of Ukraine
▪︎ Yulian Pylypey, Company Commander, 1st Separate Marine Battalion
▪︎ Yaryna Chornohuz, UAV Operator, 140th Separate Reconnaissance Battalion of the Marine Corps

And Vladyslav Heraskevych, Ukrainian skeleton racer who was disqualified from Winter Olympics over his insistence on wearing "a helmet of memory" honoring Ukrainians athletes killed by Russia.

The discussion will be moderated by Zanny Minton Beddoes, Editor-in-Chief, The Economist.

Copyright: @2026VictorPinchukFoundation

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