Ukraine and Trump's stand for NATO Focused on Munich Conference

UN Secretary General Antonio Guterres will open the 60th Munich Security Conference. This event is being held in critical times, as campaigning for presidential elections is under way in the United States, where President Joe Biden and former President Donald Trump will likely face it again. The work of this conference is being held even when a military aid package for Ukraine has stalled in the House of Representatives.

U.S. Vice President Kamala Harris, who is scheduled to address the conference on the opening day, while the later day Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky will make his first physical appearance at the conference since Russia began the invasion of Ukraine in February 2022.

It is estimated that 50 world leaders will participate in this annual event, naming themselves the key forum in the world to debate international security policy. The governments of Russia and Iran have not been invited.

Of the Western Balkan region countries, Kosovo will represent Prime Minister Albin Kurti, meanwhile, its President Aleksandar Vuciq. Their participation in the same forum is taking place at a time when tensions between Kosovo and Serbia have increased due to a Kosovo Central Bank decision to stop payments with the Serbian dinar. This decision has entered into force on February 1st amid international criticism, and the United States has said that its disregard for the American call for postponement of the decision has influenced the quality of reports between Washington and Pristina.

Meanwhile, the number two American politics, Kamala Harris, who has participated in Munich in 2022 and 2023, this time faces more difficulties. It this year faces duty to ensure allies that Washington remains committed to protect security Theirs after Trump, considered the main candidate to win the republican nomination for president, has questioned the protection of NATO allies who fail to spend enough to protect them from a possible invasion by Russia.

Harris plans to pledge that the US will never leave its obligations to NATO and compare Beden's commitment to global engagement with the isolational views of Trump, a White House official by Reuters was quoted as saying.

The vice president will be re-arranged to defeat failed ovationism, authoritarianism and unilapalism... and will denounce these short-term approaches to foreign policy, which are dangerous and destabilizing”, the White House official said.

Harris is expected to meet Zelensky during the conference, the White House said.

She in Munich will join the US Secretary of State, who stayed the day before in Albania, where she said Washington and Tirana have an extraordinary “partnership”.

The US vice president is also expected to express confidence that the American people will continue to support the use of the Biden administration towards Ukraine.

Ukraine, largely dependent on the military and economic aid it receives from Western allies, is facing a lack of ammunition and military equipment on the battlefield, and is now facing intense fighting in the eastern city of Avdjivka.

Kiev is also desperately seeking to replenish supplies with air protection systems in order to protect civilians and infrastructure that were hit almost daily by Russian grants and drone attacks.

Harris will surely be asked about the $95.34 billion military aid package for Ukraine, Israel and Taiwan that the Senate, led by the Democrats, approved. February 13th. But this package may never be sent for a vote to the Republican-controlled House of Representatives, as Trump opposes this assistance.

Meanwhile, Ukraine's European allies have started to boost their support for Kiev.

Prior to moving to Munich, Zelensky is initially expected to stay in Berlin on 16 February, where he will meet with German Chancellor Olaf Schelz. Ukrainian leader will then go to Paris for signing a security pact with French counterpart Emmamuel Macron, confirmed Zelensky's office and Macroni's office.

Berlin has not published details for the Zelensky-Scholz meeting, but Germany is also negotiating a security agreement with Kiev.

The conference is held at the time of the ongoing war between Israel and Hamas the Palestinian group declared terrorist organisations by the US and the European Union in Gaza.

Wars in Ukraine and Gaza have raised fears that they can expand, and these issues are likely to be addressed during the conference in Munich.

Israeli President Isac Herzeg, Palestinian Prime Minister Mohammed Stateh, and Jordan's King Abdullah II will also attend the security forum.

The Munich Security Conference will close the works on February 18th.