Biden admin. officials are worried it’s too risky for Ukrainian President Zelenskyy to attend the Munich Security Conference this weekend — where he’s scheduled to meet with VP Harris — given the potential for conflict, people familiar with the matter say.
Amid those concerns, and on the eve of Zelenskyy’s scheduled departure for Germany, a spokesperson said the Ukrainian president was monitoring the situation and a final decision would be made in the coming hours.“As of this morning, President Zelenskyy was planning to attend the Munich Security Conference. Now, we are observing the situation, which is getting more and more dramatic,” the spokesperson, Sergii Nykyforov, said.
Asked if anyone in President Joe Biden's administration had conveyed to Zelenskyy's government that U.S. officials don’t believe it’s a good idea for him to leave the country at this time, State Department spokesman Ned Price declined to answer directly. “We have indicated this is a decision for him to make,” Price said on MSNBC’s"Andrea Mitchell Reports.
In Munich on Friday, Harris said the Biden administration remains open to diplomacy with Russia but is also prepared to impose severe economic sanctions on Moscow if Putin decides to invade Ukraine.Andrea Mitchell is chief Washington correspondent and chief foreign affairs correspondent for NBC News.Josh Lederman is an NBC News correspondent.
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