Zelenskyy's Munich agenda revealed: Rubio, Starmer, Rutte and public speeches
President Volodymyr Zelenskyy is set to hold meetings in Munich on Saturday 14 February with US officials, the NATO secretary general and the UK prime minister as well as deliver several public speeches.
Source: Serhii Nykyforov, spokesperson for the Ukrainian president, in comments to journalists in Munich, as reported by European Pravda
Details: The programme will begin with talks between Zelenskyy and UK Prime Minister Keir Starmer at the Bayerischer Hof hotel, the venue of the Munich Security Conference.
Two official meetings along the US track are scheduled during the day: in the morning with a bipartisan group of US senators and later in the day with US Secretary of State Marco Rubio, who is leading the American delegation.
Among other bilateral meetings with representatives of different countries, a meeting with Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev is planned, while on the level of international organisations, talks are scheduled with NATO Secretary General Mark Rutte.
Zelenskyy will deliver the main speech at the Munich Security Conference on Saturday. This year, unlike in several previous years, the Ukrainian president has been invited not only to speak but also to take part in a joint panel discussion with Rutte, European Parliament President Roberta Metsola and US Senator Roger Wicker, Chairman of the Senate Armed Services Committee. The discussion will focus on the Coalition of the Willing and long-term support for Ukraine.
A presidential press conference is also expected to take place in Munich on Saturday, with European Pravda among the participants.
In addition, in the evening Zelenskyy will take part in the Ewald von Kleist Award ceremony, which in 2026 will be awarded to the "brave people of Ukraine". The organisers have announced that the president will deliver a speech.
Background:
- Participants at the Munich conference have been shown an AI-generated video depicting a Russian attack on Brussels and Davos.
- This year, the Munich Security Conference has for the first time agreed to open a Ukrainian House as one of its official venues
- On the sidelines of the conference, Zelenskyy is seeking to agree with partners on the largest aid package by 24 February.
- On 13 February in Munich, French President Emmanuel Macron explained why the Coalition of the Willing is not sending troops to Ukraine at present.
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