Live: US insists Ukraine make concessions but not Russia, Zelensky tells Munich conference

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Washington too often asks Kyiv to make concessions in peace talks but not Russia, Ukraine's President Volodymyr Zelensky said Saturday as he addressed the Munich Security Conference. Earlier, US Secretary of State Marco Rubio sought to reassure European allies, telling the annual gathering that the US and Europe "belong together". Follow our live blog for the latest developments.

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Live Europe Issued on: 14/02/2026 - 07:26Modified: 14/02/2026 - 14:52 By: NATO Secretary General Mark Rutte applauds as Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy addresses the Munich Security Conference on February 14, 2026. © Reuters, Liesa Johannssen Washington too often asks Kyiv to make concessions in peace talks but not Russia, Ukraine's President Volodymyr Zelensky said Saturday as he addressed the Munich Security Conference. Earlier, US Secretary of State Marco Rubio sought to reassure European allies, telling the annual gathering that the US and Europe "belong together". Follow our live blog for the latest developments. Main developments from yesterday: German Chancellor Friedrich Merz warned that the rules-based world order "no longer exists" as he opened the annual Munich Security Conference by acknowledgling a "deep divide" between Europe and its US ally. French President Emmanuel Macron defended Europe at the Munich gathering, stating that the continent "is inherently strong and can be made even stronger yet". (FRANCE 24 with AFP, AP, Reuters) Keywords for this article

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