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For the moment there is nothing on the table,
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What a shame that this year's gathering in Munich seems set to mirror the disastrous conference of 1938, where the continent stood blind to the face of Hitler's duplicity
Sir Ben said
And so, the American point of view will also be presented on stage, as will the European point of view, and that of other regions. And then, and that is what Munich stands for, there will be a dialogue, a discussion about the many issues at hand,
Heusgen told Reuters
We hope that this personal meeting between President Zelenskyy and Vice President Vance will give an opportunity to convey the real situation of what is happening today in the Russian-Ukrainian war,
sociologist Asked Ashurbekov told The Associated Press
Though Trump has said a lot of things to worry a lot of people on tariffs, on trade, on Gaza and so on, he hasn't yet said anything particularly crazy from a European point of view about Ukraine or NATO. He hasn't repeated his threat to pull out of NATO. He said the Europeans should spend more [on defense] but most of us agree with him on that. He hasn't said he's going to cut off all aid for Ukraine,
Grant told VOA
We are very happy that we will have a strong representation of both the administration of the new American government there, as well as representation from Congress,
said conference chairman Christoph HeusgenThe country has been living in expectation for three years, and because of this, belief in this expectation has decreased. ... I would like to see some relief from the situation. But it is impossible to live in the hope that it will 100 percent happen at this meeting,
Semeniuk told APBut I think most European governments are hoping that Trump will just push this for a while, and he'll get bored of it and talk about something else – and hope he will kind of move on and forget it. But so long as he does talk about it, it's very disruptive and creates a lot of ill-feeling between European and many other governments, and the U.S.,
Grant told VOAThe report shows that the international community's acceptance of a multipolar world is on the rise. … China has always called for an equal and orderly multipolar world and a universally beneficial and inclusive economic globalization,
Guo Jiakun, a spokesperson for the Chinese Ministry of Foreign Affairs, told reporters in Beijing on TuesdayI don't see it happening because you can't just eliminate 2 million people and put them nowhere at all,
Grant saidOne of the issues that will come up in Munich is to what extent the Europeans should help to keep the peace if there is a ceasefire in Ukraine. And certainly, President [Emmanuel] Macron of France, and to some degree the British, and possibly Friedrich Merz who may well be the next German chancellor, are all in favor of sending troops to keep the peace in Ukraine, if there's a peace to be kept,
Grant added
Of course, there may be different opinions, but a common vision of the main things — of how to stop [Russian President Vladimir] Putin and how to give guarantees of security to Ukraine and Ukrainians,
Zelenskyy told reporters on Monday
European allies must lead from the front,
Hegseth told reporters in Brussels following a meeting of the Ukraine Defense Contact Group.jpg)
We need to do more and strengthen relationships with our friends around the world,
said Republican Congressman Rob Wittman of Virginia during a discussion hosted by the Washington-based Center for Strategic and International Studies, or CSIS, on TuesdayWe should be concerned about China's growing relationships with countries like Russia,
he addedThe integrity of borders is a fundamental principle of international law. This principle must apply to everyone,
commented German Chancellor Olaf ScholzWe hope that Munich will be utilized, and we also have indications that it will be used to make progress towards peace in Ukraine."
In response, conference chairman Heusgen has remained cautiousWe were being ripped off by European nations both on trade and on NATO,
read a quote by Trump during his election campaign published in the "Munich Security Report" to accompany the conferenceIf you don't pay, we're not going to protect you."
He went on to say to EuropeIndeed, the notion of 'resource scarcity' has become a central premise of Republican foreign policy thinking,
the report states