Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy has acknowledged that the Kremlin leader Vladimir Putin wants to start peace talks, but his goal is a ceasefire agreement to regroup and rebuild Russian forces.

Vice President JD Vance and Secretary of State Marco Rubio will lead the U.S. delegation to the Munich Security Conference amid intense concern and uncertainty over the Trump administration’s foreign

Ukraine and key European nations demanded a role in any negotiations to end Russia's war on the country, after President Donald Trump announced they would begin.