About a year after the beginning of the Russian invasion, the allies convened at the Munich security summit to reaffirm their support for Kyiv. Macron emphasized Moscow’s “failure.”
It is not the time to hesitate. Western officials convened in Munich for the annual security summit on Friday, February 17, as Ukrainian forces faced a crucial period due to a new Russian advance in the Donbas. They were anxious to convey to Russia a message of solidarity and resolve coupled with the warning:
This struggle will last for a long time; we must be ready for it.
The unity was first visible in the number and rank of the leaders present—American Vice President Kamala Harris, accompanied by a sizable bipartisan delegation from Congress, French President Emmanuel Macron, German Chancellor Olaf Scholz, British Prime Minister Rishi Sunak, Polish President Andrzej Duda, the Baltic leaders, and all of them escorted by several of their ministers—a week before the first anniversary of Russia’s invasion of Ukraine.
The European Union (EU) was also present in force, with the President of the Commission Ursula von der Leyen, the President of the Council Charles Michel, as well as several Vice-Presidents and Commissioners. Not to mention NATO, represented by its Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg.
