Zelenskyy tells Vance Ukraine needs ‘security guarantees’ before any Putin talks

<p>Ukrainian leader appears reassured after Munich bilateral, having feared he could be bounced into peace negotiations</p><ul><li><a href="https://www.theguardian.com/world/live/2025/feb/14/russia-ukraine-war-peace-vladimir-putin-volodymyr-zelenskyy-donald-trump-munich-security-conference-europe-news">Europe live – latest updates</a></li></ul><p>Volodymyr Zelenskyy has said during a meeting with the US vice-president, JD Vance, that his country wants “security guarantees” and a joint US-Ukrainian peace plan before he enters into any talks with Vladimir Putin to end the war in his country.</p><p>Both men agreed after an hour-long discussion on Friday on the sidelines <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025/feb/14/jd-vance-stuns-munich-conference-with-blistering-attack-on-europes-leaders">of the Munich Security Conference</a> that further talks were required to see if they could reach a common understanding.</p> <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/world/2025/feb/14/zelenskyy-jd-vance-ukraine-security-guarantees-putin-talks">Continue reading...</a>