Amid a U.S. warning that Russia has decided to potentially invade his country and attack the capital, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy flew to Munich to deliver a tough message to his allies.
The former TV comedian cracked few jokes on Saturday as he accused the U.S. and Europe of allowing the continent’s security infrastructure to collapse. He noted that Russian President Vladimir Putin used the same platform — the Munich Security Conference of 2007 — to deliver a speech in which he openly challenged the post-Cold War order.
“How did the world respond?” Zelenskyy asked. “With appeasement.”