President Volodymyr Zelensky of Ukraine and European defense ministers had expressed concern that they might not be present for talks between President Trump and Russia’s leader to end the war.

Vice President JD Vance and Secretary of State Marco Rubio will lead the U.S. delegation to the Munich Security Conference amid intense concern and uncertainty over the Trump administration’s foreign

Russian President Vladimir Putin is eager for a one-on-one meeting with President Donald Trump, but Ukrainian leadership insisted there can be no negotiations without their involvement. Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov struck a warm tone Thursday while speaking to reporters about the desire for a bilateral U.

So I think we’re going to be able to do something. We’re working with President Zelensky and with President Putin. And my impression is that they — I know that President Zelenskyy wants to make a deal and I also feel that,