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Russia Won’t Send Any Official to Munich Security Conference

  • Maria Zakharova, Foreign Ministry spokeswoman announced no Russian delegation will take part in the Munich security conference. Feb. 9, 2022.

    Maria Zakharova, Foreign Ministry spokeswoman announced no Russian delegation will take part in the Munich security conference. Feb. 9, 2022. | Photo: Twitter/@canthama

Published 9 February 2022
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On Wednesday, the Foreign Ministry spokeswoman Maria Zakharova announced Russia would not send any diplomat to the Munich Security Conference.

The Foreign Ministry spokeswoman Maria Zakharova disclosed that Russian diplomats would not attend the Munich Security Conference for several reasons.

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"As far as the Russian Foreign Ministry is aware, Russian officials for various reasons won't attend the Munich Security Conference on security policy that's taking place on February 18-20 this year," Sakharova said.

Kremlin Spokesman Dmitry Peskov disclosed earlier that Russian President Vladimir Putin would not attend the session in person or via video link.

The summit scheduled for February 18-20 is expected to gather at about 35 heads of state and government in the Security Conference.

Vice President Kamala Harris and Secretary of State Antony Blinken are expected to be the representatives of the U.S. delegation.

The German staff will be under the lead of Chancellor Olaf Scholz. And Ukrainian President Vladimir Zelensky has plans to attend the session.

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