Zelenskyy's Munich Power Play: Security Deals and Belarus Sanctions
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Zelenskyy's Munich Power Play: Security Deals and Belarus Sanctions
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Volodymyr Zelenskyy has been jetting through high stakes diplomacy this week darling with Munich stealing the spotlight. At the Munich Security Conference on February 14 and 15 Ukraines steely president delivered a powerhouse speech slamming Russias brutal strikes that wrecked every power plant in the country leaving folks boiling tea at 3am in Kyiv. According to Sky News he jabbed at Putin noting Russia loses 156 soldiers per kilometer advanced and took a cheeky swipe at Viktor Orban saying the Hungarian leader cares more about his belly than stopping Russian tanks. Zelenskyy urged Donald Trump to hear his call for ironclad US security guarantees as the real path to peace while praising air defenses from partners that downed recent drone swarms.
Euronews reports he demanded a firm EU accession date aiming for technical readiness by 2027 warning Russia would block it otherwise. He floated holding elections if a two month ceasefire holds admitting its tough under bombardment. Panel chats with NATO chief Mark Rutte drew standing ovations and he scooped the Ewald von Kleist Prize for Ukraines grit.
Bilateral powwows buzzed too per the Presidents office Zelenskyy huddled with US Secretary of State Marco Rubio on frontline woes energy blackouts and Geneva trilateral talks pushing for leader level summits. He met investors from BlackRock Allianz and Siemens Energy moderated by Chrystia Freeland pitching billions into drones and decentralized power after losing 10 gigawatts to strikes. United24Media says he greenlit Ukraines arms market unveiling 10 European export hubs by years end with drone lines firing up in Germany and the UK.
Fresh this morning the Presidents site reveals Zelenskyy signed sanctions on Belarus Lukashenko for hosting Russias Oreshnik missiles and supplying parts a bold escalation. Bloomberg noted he eyed February 17 or 18 US talks on a Donbas economic buffer but Russia hasnt bitten. US lawmakers chatted him up pre Geneva per CityNews signaling Trumps teams momentum. Amid it all he quipped hes younger than Putin who doesnt have much time left. No whispers of scandal just relentless dealmaking that could reshape Europes map.
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