MUNICH -- The much-anticipated Munich Security Conference (MSC) kicked off on February 14 amid swirling snowfall and intense speculation about whether it will lead to a diplomatic breakthrough that can chart a course to ending Russias war on Ukraine.

The U.S. delegation is led by Vice President JD Vance, who met in the evening with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy. There was no sign of a Russian presence a