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UKRAINE: Zelenskyy-Vance Meeting Set To Get Underway Shortly

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A key meeting between US Vice President JD Vance and Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy is set to get underway momentarily on the margins of the Munich Security Conference in Germany. 

  • The meeting could provide some clarity over the US position with regards to a peace settlement in Ukraine, following a series of contradictory statements from Trump administration officials.
  • Rubio said yesterday: “…there’s a lot of sensitive issues to talk about: territorial claims, arms control and things of that nature, language and cultural matters, all that is going to have to be worked through.”
  • AP notes that Zelenskyy said earlier today "he will only agree to meet in-person with Russian leader Vladimir Putin after a common plan is negotiated with [Trump]." He added he believes Trump is the "key to ending the conflict."
  • CNN reported yesterday that the contradictions are creating “uncertainty and anxiety” among US allies, particularly European allies who fear being sidelined from negotiations that will impact their security.
  • The meeting comes after a combative speech from Vance that touched more on cultural issues than the war in Ukraine. The speech is likely to add to recentUS-EU tensions and was panned by German Defence Minister Boris Pistorius as "not acceptable."
  • CNN reports that the US team is not expected to meet any Russian officials in Munich, noting that Trump told reporters yesterday that "Russia is going to be there with our people".
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A key meeting between US Vice President JD Vance and Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy is set to get underway momentarily on the margins of the Munich Security Conference in Germany. 

  • The meeting could provide some clarity over the US position with regards to a peace settlement in Ukraine, following a series of contradictory statements from Trump administration officials.
  • Rubio said yesterday: “…there’s a lot of sensitive issues to talk about: territorial claims, arms control and things of that nature, language and cultural matters, all that is going to have to be worked through.”
  • AP notes that Zelenskyy said earlier today "he will only agree to meet in-person with Russian leader Vladimir Putin after a common plan is negotiated with [Trump]." He added he believes Trump is the "key to ending the conflict."
  • CNN reported yesterday that the contradictions are creating “uncertainty and anxiety” among US allies, particularly European allies who fear being sidelined from negotiations that will impact their security.
  • The meeting comes after a combative speech from Vance that touched more on cultural issues than the war in Ukraine. The speech is likely to add to recentUS-EU tensions and was panned by German Defence Minister Boris Pistorius as "not acceptable."
  • CNN reports that the US team is not expected to meet any Russian officials in Munich, noting that Trump told reporters yesterday that "Russia is going to be there with our people".