Planned Schedule:
08:30 GMT: Germany in the World, with Olaf Scholz, Chancellor of the Federal Republic of Germany
09:15 GMT: Defiance and Diplomacy: Prospects for Ukraine’s Future with Volodymyr Zelenskyy, President of Ukraine
10:30 GMT: Security Dividend: European Support for Ukraine
11:30 GMT: Pay or Prey? NATO, the U.S., and Transatlantic Security, with Mark Rutte, NATO Secretary General
12:15 GMT: DW’s Berlin Briefing podcast live edition
14:30 GMT: Europole? The Old Continent’s New Geopolitical Role, with Annalena Baerbock, Germany’s Minister for Foreign Affairs
15:30 GMT: Trade War and Peace: Safeguarding Economic Ties Amidst Rising Protectionism, with Robert Habeck, Vice Chancellor of Germany
16:30 GMT: New Dawn for Damascus: Prospects for Syria’s Transition
17:30 GMT: DW’s Conflict Zone Special Townhall – Peace Through Strength: A Plan for Ukraine, with Keith Kellogg, US Special Envoy for Ukraine and Russia
From February 14-16, 2025, the 61st Munich Security Conference is the center of international diplomacy. The MSC will offer a platform for high-level debates on the key foreign and security policy challenges of our time.
US Vice President JD Vance attends as part of his first foreign trip in post. He will be accompanied by US Foreign Secretary Marco Rubio. Vance is scheduled to meet Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy on the sidelines of the conference that is expected to mainly focus on peace talks between Kyiv and Moscow.
President Donald Trump told reporters on Thursday, US officials will also meet Russian counterparts at the Munich conference. There were no further details about said meetings.
German President Frank-Walter Steinmeier opens the conference. European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen, EU High Representative Kaja Kallas; NATO Secretary General Mark Rutte; US Special Envoy for Russia and Ukraine Keith Kellogg; and German Chancellor Olaf Scholz and all G7 foreign ministers are expected to attend.
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