Key figures in US President Donald Trump's team are expected to meet Ukraine's Volodymyr Zelenskyy on the sidelines of the Munich Security Conference in Germany. Trump has stated that Ukraine "may be Russian someday."
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy is set to meet US Vice President JD Vance at the Munich Security Conference on Friday to discuss the route towards wrapping up Russia's nearly three-year conflict in Ukraine.
It is demanding security assurances from Washington as a condition of any agreement with Russia.
In a video released by Ukrainian news outlet UNIAN, Zelenskyy stated that he planned to meet Vance in Munich following his meeting with "serious individuals" from the Trump administration in Kyiv this week.
The Ukrainian presidency informed the AFP news agency that a meeting with Vance is scheduled to take place on Friday.
Vice President Pence and US Secretary of State Marco Rubio, who is also attending the conference in Munich, might participate in the discussions.
US President Donald Trump has confirmed that he will be sending his special envoy, Keith Kellogg, to Ukraine. Kellogg, tasked with developing a proposal to end the conflict, is scheduled to arrive in Kyiv on February 20.
Additionally, Trump stated he would "probably" speak to Zelenskyy this week.
US President Donald Trump is demanding repayment from Ukraine for financial assistance provided to the country.
On Monday, Trump proposed the possibility that Ukraine "may be Russian at some point," while discussing the conflict in an interview with Fox News.
He's saying they may reach an agreement, or they may not. They may become Russian citizens in the future, or they may not.
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We're going to be putting a significant amount of money into that fund, and I'm saying I want it back. And I told them I'd like to receive the equivalent of $500 billion worth of rare earth materials. And they've essentially agreed to that, so at least we don't feel foolish.
In response to Trump's comments, the Kremlin states that a "substantial portion" of Ukraine "desires to be part of Russia."
Kremlin spokesperson Dmitry Peskov stated on Tuesday that the situation in Ukraine "largely corresponds to President Trump's words."
Edited by: Natalie Muller
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