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Munich Security Conference

February 13, 2026

The annual Munich Security Conference brings together security experts and politicians, military leaders and the defense industry from around the world.

Ukranian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy stands with German Chancellor Friedrich MErz at the Munich Security Conference in Munich, Germany, on February 13, 2026
Image: Michaela Stache/AFP

The Munich Security Conference is an annual gathering of world leaders to discuss global security. In 2026, the focus is Russia’s war against Ukraine, strains within NATO and uncertainty about US-Europe relations. 
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Ukrainian MP Kravchuk at MSC: Europe must do more

Yevheniia Kravchuk, a Ukrainian MP, said Ukraine was seeking to use the MSC to deepen defense partnerships in Europe.
ConflictsFebruary 13, 202612:25 min

Greenland PM: Ready for defense talks with 'mutual respect'

At the MSC, Greenland's Prime Minister Nielsen said Arctic security would top his agenda and reiterated his "red lines."
PoliticsFebruary 13, 202606:36 min

MSC braces for more of Trump's 'wrecking-ball politics'

Munich Security Conference head Wolfgang Ischinger says "obviously, trust has been damaged" by Donald Trump of late.
PoliticsFebruary 9, 2026

MSC chair: Trust in trans-Atlantic relations damaged

Wolfgang Ischinger says he has "a lot of sympathy" for the US demand that Europe take its defense into its own hands.
PoliticsFebruary 9, 202612:57 min
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ConflictsFebruary 13, 2026

German Defense Minister Pistorius on new military spending

PoliticsFebruary 13, 202613:41 min
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