Zelenskiy expected to meet Vance in Munich as security conference begins

U.S. Vice President JD Vance is welcomed by Bavarian Premier Markus Soeder as he arrives to attend the international Munich Security Conference (MSC), at Munich Franz Josef Strauss Airport, in Munich, Germany February 13, 2025. REUTERS/Leah Millis

MUNICH (Reuters) -Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy is expected to meet U.S. Vice President JD Vance in Munich on Friday after Donald Trump startled U.S. allies by calling Vladimir Putin and announcing the start of talks to end the war in Ukraine.

Zelenskiy will convene with Vance before the Munich Security Conference, an annual international gathering of political leaders, military officers and diplomats in the German city.