Ukraine on the menu of the Munich Security Conference
The Ukrainian dossier is on the agenda of the Munich Security Conference, which this Friday brings together more than 150 government representatives – including German Chancellor Olaf Scholz, French President Emmanuel Macron, US Vice-President Kamala Harris, as well as than NATO chief Jens Stoltenberg – and to which Russia has not been invited this year.
Western leaders should renew their commitment to support Kyiv, both financially and militarily, for as long as it takes to repel Russian aggression, which began on February 24, 2022.
The influential Democratic senator Sheldon Whitehouse, in an interview with Agence France-Presse, estimated ” possible “ that an agreement be reached in Munich on the delivery of combat aircraft to kyiv.
Ukrainian Foreign Minister Dmytro Kuleba, also expected in Munich, rules out at this stage any chance of ending the conflict through diplomacy, in an interview with the Funke media group.
“How could such an initiative work? Should the price for peace mean that Russia stays in the territories it occupies in Ukraine? »he wondered, believing that this would not prevent the Kremlin from resuming its military offensive later.
In addition, the heads of diplomacy of the G7 countries are to meet on Saturday on the sidelines of the Munich conference.