Asked whether Ukraine would be part of the negotiations, the president said on Thursday, “Of course they would.” A day earlier, he had suggested otherwise, and appeared ready to make concessions that Ukraine has flatly rejected.

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

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky said Friday his nation is not expecting an immediate peace deal with Russia nearly three years after Russian President Vladimir Putin ordered the invasion of his country.

U.S. Vice President JD Vance accused European leaders on Friday of censoring free speech and failing to control immigration, drawing a sharp rebuke from Germany's defence minister and overshadowing discussions on the war in Ukraine.

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy is expected to meet with 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 peace talks.