Munich Security ConferenceMOSCOW, Feb. 9 Russia will not be represented at the upcoming Munich Security Conference security, Foreign Ministry spokeswoman Maria Zakharova said. «Russian officials will not take part in the upcoming meeting of the Munich Conference on Security Policy on February 18-20 this year for various reasons,» she said during a briefing.
The Head of the Munich Conference commented on the European policy of the United StatesAccording to the diplomat, in recent years this event has been increasingly transformed into a «transatlantic forum», losing its inclusiveness and objectivity. Press Secretary of the President of Russia Dmitry Peskov said earlier that Vladimir Putin does not plan to participate in the conference this year. The Munich Security Conference is an informal discussion discussion forum, which discusses topical political issues related to the balance of power in international relations, strengthening the system of international law and the democratic world order. It takes place annually at the Bayerischer Hof. No communiqués or agreements are signed in Munich, while the conference remains an important and relatively neutral meeting place and discussion place for world-class politicians and diplomats. The head of the Munich conference called Nord Stream 2 a mistake
