12 September 2025: The 21st Annual Meeting of the Yalta European Strategy (YES) How to End the War was held on September 12 – 13, 2025, in Kyiv. Over 800 leading politicians, diplomats, businessmen, servicemen of the armed forces of Ukraine, veterans, civil activists, and experts from more than 30 countries took part in the conference organised by YES, in partnership with the Victor Pinchuk Foundation.
During the first day of the YES meeting, speakers and participants discussed topics including: Where Are We With Ending The War, A Conversation with General Keith Kellogg, A Conversation with Yvette Cooper and Andrii Sybiha, A Conversation with Ukrainians Who Returned from Russian Captivity, How to Finally Put Maximum Pressure on Russia, and When Is Europe Ready for a Russian Attack?
Victor Pinchuk, founder and member of the YES Board, businessman and philanthropist, opened the 21st YES meeting by saying: “I believe we are on the way to victory. We will...
