All that is expected to happen at the Munich Security Conference, where Kurt left today.

In the background of rising tensions over the crisis in Ukraine, (18.02) today begins. Munich Security Conference.

Key talks in the next three days will be held by German Chancellor Olaf Scholz, US Vice President Kamala Harris and Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky. Russia is not, however, represented by an official delegation for more than 30 years.

The security situation in Europe has never been so critical at this moment of meeting the world's most popular experts and politicians at this traditional and popular conference in the world. The motion signals that appeared to have taken with them Chancellor Olaf Scholz after his visit to Moscow on Tuesday seem to have disappeared again. Concern about a Russian attack is on the rise.

Blinken is expected Friday in Munich

Russia claims that it is withdrawing part of its troops from the Ukrainian border at the same time, US President Joe Biden warns from a Russian invasion to the next “”. US Secretary of State Antony Blinken explains before the Security Council how a pretext can be developed for an attack. The “could be a violent event Russia could use against Ukraine or an unprecedented impeachment that Russia would file against the Ukrainian government. ”

Antony Blinken is expected at the Munich Security Conference on Friday, where together with Foreign Minister Annalena Baerbock will discuss a conference platform for the Ukraine crisis. On Saturday, Scholz, Zelensky and Kamala Harris are hosted. In addition, foreign ministers of democratic powers will discuss further action regarding the acute actual crisis. Germany has the leadership of the G7 group, including the US, Great Britain, France, Italy, Canada and Japan.

The West is largely united in connection with the Ukraine crisis.

Secretary General is also expected in Munich NATO, Jens Stoltenberg and EU leaders. Russia is away from the conference.

“We have to record with regret that the conference in recent years has increasingly become a transatlantic forum”, Russian Foreign Ministry spokeswoman Maria Saharova argued. Over the past few years, Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov has been one of the most regular conference participants.

True, Lavrov, in turn, daily stresses readiness for new co-operation on the continent with the US, NATO and O SBE. But this is only written.

Kosovo Prime Minister Albin Kurti and Foreign Affairs Minister Donika Gervala will also attend this conference.