Munich in the sign of security: Vance and Trump before major decisions!

Munich in the sign of security: Vance and Trump before major decisions!

München, Deutschland - The Munich Security Conference (MSC) brings leading politicians and diplomats from Friday to Sunday to deal with the current geopolitical situation, especially in the Ukraine conflict and in the Middle East. Among the participating heads of state and government are the Ukrainian President Wolodymyr Selenskyj, EU Commission President Ursula von der Leyen and numerous other important state representatives. The expected speech by US Vice President J.D. Vance is particularly in focus, since he will address the negotiations on the termination of the Ukraine War, as OE24

He announced that he emphasized the role of NATO in the future and that he did not want to rule out the need for "military pressure" to negotiate. At the same time, US President Donald Trump and Vance had talks with Kremlin chief Vladimir Putin and Selenskyj to create a new dynamics of negotiations without directly involving the EU. Trump informed that such talks will take place as part of the MSC, whereby high -ranking representatives from Russia, Ukraine and the USA are supposed to participate, such as SPIEGEL communicated.

planned conversations and challenges

Before the start of the conference, there seems to be movement in the search for peace, but there is skepticism about the role of Ukraine in the emerging negotiations. Dmytro Lytwyn, a consultant of Selenskyj, expressed that a common position of the United States, the EU and Ukraine were necessary before talks with Russia. Christoph Heusgen, Chairman of the MSC, confirmed that Russian government agents are not accredited, which underlines the clarity and transparency of the conference.

US Secretary of State Marco Rubio meanwhile has to overturn to Munich due to technical problems with his plane and is expected to meet Selenskyj before he continues to travel to the Middle East. Interim Chancellor Alexander Schallenberg from Austria will also take part in the MSC and plan to ask for a "clear answer" of the Europeans to the US positions in order to strengthen European unity and support for Ukraine.