The start of the Munich Conference on Security, which dates from February 16, occurs in a difficult situation through the Russian war against Ukraine, a delay in a significant military assistance package for Kiev in the US Congress and a statement of a potential candidate for the post of President of the United States, Donald Trump, on NATO.
At this annual event, we consider the world a forum for discussing international security policy, about 50 world leaders are expected to arrive. However, the governments of Russia and Iran have not received invitations.
It is planned that the US Vice president Kamala Harris will speak at the conference on the day of its opening, and the next day the word will be conveyed to President of Ukraine Vladimir Zelensky. It is the first personal speech of Zelensky at the conference after Russia began a full -scale invasion of Ukraine in February 2022. It is worth noting that last year he performed at a conference in an online format.
Kamala Harris is tasked with convincing the allies that Washington remains committed to protecting their security, especially after Trump's dubious statements about NATO. According to Reuters, she plans to emphasize that the US will never give up its obligations to NATO, and point out the difference in approaches to global interaction between Biden and the previous President.
Harris will meet Zelensky during the conference, which reflects the US attention to the situation in Ukraine. US Secretary of State Atony Blinken, who recently completed a visit to Albania, will also join the event.
Before arriving at the Munich Conference, President of Ukraine Volodymyr Zelenskyy plans to visit Berlin for a meeting with German Chancellor Olaf Scholts, as well as to go to Paris to sign a security agreement with French President Emmanuel Macron.
