13 September 2026
13 September 2026

Peace Through Strength NOW! Summary of the 1st Day of the YES Annual Meeting 2026

The 22nd Annual Meeting of the Yalta European Strategy (YES) “Peace Through Strength NOW!” was held on 11-12 September in Kyiv. 700 leading politicians, diplomats, businessmen, servicemen of the armed...
12 September 2026

Peace Through Strength NOW! The 22nd Yalta European Strategy (YES) Annual Meeting took place in Kyiv

The 22nd Annual Meeting of the Yalta European Strategy (YES) “Peace Through Strength NOW!was held on 11-12 September in Kyiv. 700 leading politicians, diplomats, businessmen, servicemen of the Armed Forces of Ukraine, veterans, civil activists, and experts from 28 countries took part in the YES conference organized  by the Victor Pinchuk Foundation.

Carl Bildt
Carl Bildt
Minister for Foreign Affairs of Sweden (2006-2014); Prime Minister of Sweden (1991-1994) , 14th YES Annual Meeting, 2017
«The West was misreading Russia. But Russia was also misreading Ukraine. Because when Russia invaded Crimea and Donbas, it expected Ukraine to collapse. But it did not happen. Ukraine got together instead of dividing.»