Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy, after meeting with US Vice-President JD Vance at the Munich Security Conference, said that Ukraine requires reliable security guarantees after the war with Russia, and Kyiv will continue working with the US administration to find pathways to end the war, according to Voice of America.
The 61st Munich Security Conference has opened today, bringing together over 60 heads of state and more than 100 ministers for three days of security talks in Germany. The event is poised to be pivotal for global security discussions, particularly in the context of ongoing negotiations surrounding the war in Ukraine. With key figures such as Ukraine’s President Volodymyr Zelenskyy and US Vice President JD Vance in attendance, expectations are high for significant dialogues that could shape future peace talks and, eventually, Europe’s security landscape.
US Secretary of State Marco Rubio, US Special Representative for Russia and Ukraine Keith Kellogg, Head of the Ukrainian Presidential Office Andrii Yermak, Ukrainian Foreign Minister Andrii Sybiha, Deputy Prime Minister for European and Euro-Atlantic Integration Olha Stefanishyna, and Defense Minister Rustem Umerov took part in the meeting with Vance.
Zelenskyy described the discussion as “great but definitely not the last.” He also expressed hope that Kellogg would visit Kyiv soon, according to UNIAN.
“We have much to discuss, much to work on, and we need a plan to stop Putin and end this war. We genuinely want peace, but we need real security guarantees. We will continue meeting and working together,” he stated.
Following the meeting, Vance emphasized that Washington aims for a lasting peace, not merely a temporary halt in hostilities. The US vice-president stated that the US seeks a durable peace—not one that leads to another war in a few years. He stated that the ways to stop the war was discussed at the meeting with Zelenskyy and would be discussed in the future.
Earlier, Trump’s representative in Ukraine, John Cole, stated that the US did not rule out Ukraine’s potential NATO membership or the possibility of negotiating a return to its pre-2014 border. The claims contradict recent statements by US Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth, who called Ukraine’s NATO membership and restoration of its pre-2014 borders “unrealistic.”
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