World crises are on the program at the world's most important meeting for security policy in the Bavarian capital. Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky wants to come to Munich for the first time since the Russian attack on his country.
US Vice President Kamala Harris also wants to talk to Scholz and Zelenky behind closed doors. China's Foreign Minister Wang Yi is eagerly awaited at the Munich Security Conference. The situation in the Gaza Strip and the threat of conflagration in the Near and Middle East region will be the focus of discussions.