White House officials ready to meet with Zelenskyy in Munich for talks on Russia's war on Ukraine

Trump administration officials, including Kellogg and Vance, to meet with Zelenskyy at Munich Security Conference to discuss Ukraine war.

President Donald Trump's senior advisers are expected to meet with Ukraine President Volodymyr Zelenskyy this week on the sidelines of the Munich Security Conference to discuss the path toward ending Russia's nearly three-year war in Ukraine.

Retired Lt. Gen. Keith Kellogg, Mr. Trump's special envoy to Ukraine and Russia, told The Associated Press that the White House is ironing out details of the highly anticipated talks during the annual summit for international security discussions.

Vice President J.D. Vance, Secretary of State Marco Rubio and Kellogg are among the Mr. Trump administration officials travelling to Germany for the summit, and all could be involved in the critical talks with Mr. Zelenskyy and his team on the sidelines of the event.

“Knowing how the process works, it would probably be better for Zelenskyy if we all met together and talked through it as a group,” Mr. Kellogg said in an interview.

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Mr. Trump on Monday said he'd “probably” speak with Mr. Zelenskyy this week.

The U.S. President said administration officials also would use the Munich gathering to get a better gauge of the support that European nations are willing to provide Kyiv as it tries to repel Russian President Vladimir Putin's grinding invasion.