Vance Holds Second Bilateral With Zelensky at Munich Security Conference

Vice President JD Vance held a second bilateral meeting with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky at the Munich Security Conference on Feb. 15, 2025. Vance presented the administration's Ukraine peace framework, which included proposals for territorial concessions that Zelensky publicly rejected as incompatible with Ukrainian sovereignty; the meetings reflected the administration's push for a rapid ceasefire that European allies and Ukraine viewed with significant skepticism.