Victor Pinchuk Foundation and YES to host the 9th Ukrainian Lunch on the margins of the Munich Security Conference

On 14 February 2026, on the occasion of the Munich Security Conference, Yalta European Strategy (YES) and the Victor Pinchuk Foundation will host the 9th Munich Ukrainian Lunch, titled ‘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.

How are 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 will bring together senior politicians, business leaders, and experts to discuss  where we stand and how to make our future secure with Ukraine.

Among the speakers of the Munich Ukrainian Lunch will be: Petr Pavel, President of the Czech Republic; Alexander Stubb, President of the Republic of Finland (tbc); Edgars Rinkēvičs, President of the Republic of Latvia (tbc); Andrej Plenković, Prime Minister of the Republic of Croatia; Mette Frederiksen, Prime Minister of the Kingdom of Denmark; Dick Schoof, Prime Minister and Minister of General Affairs of the Kingdom of the Netherlands; Ulf Kristersson, Prime Minister of the Kingdom of Sweden (tbc). 

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

Among other participants will be: Radosław Sikorski, Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Poland; Anita Anand, Minister of Foreign Affairs of Canada; Beate Meinl-Reisinger, Federal Minister for European and International Affairs of the Republic of Austria; Troels Lund Poulsen, Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Defence of the Kingdom of Denmark; Margus Tsahkna, Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Estonia; Mihai Popșoi, Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs of Moldova; Marta Kos, European Commissioner for Enlargement; Onno Eichelsheim, Netherlands Armed Forces; Christian Freuding, Chief DEU Army; Joachim Kaschke, Head of Special Staff on Ukraine, German Federal Ministry of Defense; Valdis Dombrovskis, Commissioner for Economy and Productivity; Implementation and Simplification; Richard McCormick, United States House of Representatives; Sarah McBride, United States House of Representatives; Brian Fitzpatrick, United States House of Representatives, and others.

On 14 February 2026 at 13:30 (GMT+1), watch the live streaming of the Munich Ukrainian Lunch on the YouTube channel of the Victor Pinchuk Foundation https://www.youtube.com/live/-Zt1lQNqx7w 

For the first time this year the Victor Pinchuk Foundation in partnership with the Munich Security Conference (MSC), the Office of the President of Ukraine, and the  Ukrainian Council of Defence Industry, will open a dedicated Ukraine House in Munich, which will run from February 12–14 at Kardinal-Faulhaber-Straße 14.

More information about Ukraine House in Munich, please check the website https://securityconference.org/en/ 

On February 13, at the Ukraine House on the margins of the Munich Security Conference, the Victor Pinchuk Foundation will present an exhibition curated by Björn Geldhof, Artistic Director of the PinchukArtCentre. The exhibition will highlight threats to Europe’s security and ability to change with the necessary speed. Ukraine, fighting to defend European security and innovating to survive, is the frontline of Europe’s future. The exhibition includes, among others, the emblematic work of Oleksii Say “Change or Die” – a Ukrainian message to Europe that is urgent but forward-looking.

For the 9th time, the Munich Ukrainian Lunch on occasion of MSC will serve as a platform for global and Ukrainian decision-makers to discuss Ukraine’s security and its implications for Europe and the international order. Among speakers in previous years have been Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy; Petr Pavel, President of the Czech Republic; Alar Karis, President of the Republic of Estonia; Ulf Kristersson, Prime Minister of the Kingdom of Sweden; Chrystia Freeland, Deputy Prime Minister of Canada (2019-2024); Edi Rama, Prime Minister of Albania; Kaja Kallas, Prime Minister of Estonia; Sanna Marin, Prime Minister of the Republic of Finland (2019-2023); retired Lt.-Gen. Keith Kellogg, US President’s Former Special Envoy for Ukraine;  Mette Frederiksen, Prime Minister of the Kingdom of Denmark; Andrej Plenković, Prime Minister of the Republic of Croatia; Maria Malmer Stenergard,  Minister for Foreign Affairs of the Kingdom of Sweden; Kristrún Frostadóttir, Prime Minister of Iceland, as well as experts like David Petraeus, Robert Gates, Zanny Minton Beddoes, Anne Applebaum, James Mattis and others.

Over the past six decades, the Munich Security Conference (MSC) has become the major global forum for the discussion of security policy. Each February, it brings together more than 500 senior decision-makers from around the world, including heads-of-state, ministers, leading personalities of international and non-governmental organizations, as well as high-ranking representatives of industry, media, academia, and civil society, to engage in an intensive debate on current and future security challenges.