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The future of Ukraine will be the main topic of focus at the Munich Security Conference (MSC), getting underway today. Sideline talks between Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy and US Vice President JD Vance will be closely watched, with the Zelenskyy administration making clear on 13 Feb that it would not accept any peace deal that it was not involved in negotiating. There have been concerns in Kyiv and European capitals that US President Donald Trump's push for a rapid settlement with Russian President Vladimir Putin will see Ukraine and Europe excluded from talks and no concessions drawn out from Russia. 

  • Before the conference, Vance said he and Zelenskyy "Will talk about the Ukraine-Russia conflict and how to bring it to a negotiated settlement", adding "We want to make sure that NATO is actually built for the future."
  • Some key speakers from the official schedule for today are below. Livestream here.
    • European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen - 0700ET/1200GMT/1300CET
    • US Vice President JD Vance - 0730ET/1230GMT/1330CET
    • Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi - 0800ET/1300GMT/1400CET
    • Israeli Foreign Minister Gideon Sa'ar - 0830ET/1330GMT/1430CET
    • Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy, US Senators Lindsey Graham (R-SC), Jeanne Shaheen (D-NH), Sheldon Whitehouse (D-RI), and John Cornyn (R-TX) - 0830ET/1330GMT/1430CET
    • UK Secretary of State for Defence John Healey, German Defence Minister Boris Pistorius, Lithuanian President Gitanas Nausėda - 0930ET/1430GMT/1530CET
    • Palestinian PM & Foreign Minister Mohammad Mustafa, Jordanian Deputy PM and Minister of Foreign Affairs Ayman Al Safadi and European High Representative for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy Kaja Kallas - 1100ET/1600GMT/1700CET
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The future of Ukraine will be the main topic of focus at the Munich Security Conference (MSC), getting underway today. Sideline talks between Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy and US Vice President JD Vance will be closely watched, with the Zelenskyy administration making clear on 13 Feb that it would not accept any peace deal that it was not involved in negotiating. There have been concerns in Kyiv and European capitals that US President Donald Trump's push for a rapid settlement with Russian President Vladimir Putin will see Ukraine and Europe excluded from talks and no concessions drawn out from Russia. 

  • Before the conference, Vance said he and Zelenskyy "Will talk about the Ukraine-Russia conflict and how to bring it to a negotiated settlement", adding "We want to make sure that NATO is actually built for the future."
  • Some key speakers from the official schedule for today are below. Livestream here.
    • European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen - 0700ET/1200GMT/1300CET
    • US Vice President JD Vance - 0730ET/1230GMT/1330CET
    • Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi - 0800ET/1300GMT/1400CET
    • Israeli Foreign Minister Gideon Sa'ar - 0830ET/1330GMT/1430CET
    • Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy, US Senators Lindsey Graham (R-SC), Jeanne Shaheen (D-NH), Sheldon Whitehouse (D-RI), and John Cornyn (R-TX) - 0830ET/1330GMT/1430CET
    • UK Secretary of State for Defence John Healey, German Defence Minister Boris Pistorius, Lithuanian President Gitanas Nausėda - 0930ET/1430GMT/1530CET
    • Palestinian PM & Foreign Minister Mohammad Mustafa, Jordanian Deputy PM and Minister of Foreign Affairs Ayman Al Safadi and European High Representative for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy Kaja Kallas - 1100ET/1600GMT/1700CET