INSUBCONTINENT EXCLUSIVE:
As the location for the annual Security Conference, Munich took on a degree of irony before political and military leaders assembled in the
Moscow Times spoke to off the record, a series of statements by U.S
Vance lambasted Europe for its dependence on the U.S
for security and trampling on freedom of speech in the name of combatting misinformation.While conferencegoers expressed shock over the
perceived hypocrisy of the deputy to a president impeached for inciting an insurrection, there were signs that U.S
Hegseth walked back his earlier rhetoric to reassure officials that U.S
support would not drop off a cliff edge
Intelligence Tulsi Gabbard, who has faced accusations of adopting a pro-Russian stance in the war, assured her counterparts by stressing the
importance of their partnerships.U.S
Vance at the Munich Security Conference.MSC / PreissHowever, European leaders were keen to stress that dialogue between Washington, Kyiv and
envoy for Ukraine and Russia Keith Kellog revealed that though Europe would be consulted but ultimately excluded from talks.But the time
Europe has to make that case may be limited
would ultimately be shut out from the discussions themselves.U.S
Secretary of State Marco Rubio spoke with Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov ahead of peace talks in Saudi Arabia this week, the first
time discussions between high-level officials from Washington and Moscow have taken place outside of backchannels since the start of the
war.Ukrainian officials have not been invited to these talks and only found out about them through media reports
involvement.Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky.MSC / KuhlmannYulia Navalny.MSC / GuellandMeanwhile, European leaders speaking at the
23 to avoid causing controversy before the German election
Conservative frontrunner Friedrich Merz told an audience at Munich that he intended to deliver more weapons to Ukraine but has not committed
to any spending targets throughout his campaign.For Ukraine, the conference was an opportunity to demand a seat at the table and security
guarantees, as well as to shock Europe into taking the threat from Russia seriously.Kyiv rejected an attempt by U.S
Trump suggested last Wednesday that Kyiv owed Washington half a trillion dollars of its natural resources in exchange for U.S
European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen.MSC / ConzelmannEU High Representative for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy Kaja
Danish and German intelligence assessing that Russia could be ready to mount a large-scale war on Europe within five years, there is little
peacekeeping force in Ukraine
be daily problem for every European
Klitschko told The Moscow Times
Right now, it is a priority not just for us
