European fears about Donald Trump’s America began to come true.

President Donald Trump takes questions from the Oval Office while he signs executive orders.

U.S. President Donald Trump said on Thursday that U.S. and Russian officials would meet in Munich on Friday and that Ukraine was also invited, however Kyiv responded that it did not expect to hold talks with Russia in the German city.

President Volodymyr Zelensky is set to meet US Vice President JD Vance in Germany on Friday with a warning against trusting Russia's Vladimir Putin, as concerns mount in Kyiv and

European leaders trying to make sense of a tough new line from Washington on issues including democracy and Ukraine’s future are set to express their reactions as the Munich Security Conference enters

It was not immediately clear what the sticking point was, but Ukraine is pressing for robust security guarantees from Europe and the United States that would protect it from Russia in the future if a peace deal is reached.

Talk of a ceasefire seems to come at a time of mounting Russian advantages on the battlefield, and has Zelenskyy offering mineral rights in return for continued aid.

The European Union's foreign policy chief Kaja Kallas said on Friday that a speech by U.S. Vice President JD Vance at the Munich Security conference felt as if the United States was 'trying to pick a fight' with Europe.

U.S. Vice President JD Vance's remarks in Munich came amid European allies' alarm over President Donald Trump’s decision to begin peace talks with Russia. White House Bureau Chief Patsy Widakuswara has this report.

MUNICH - Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy rejected a Trump administration request this week that Kyiv hand over 50% of its mineral resources - an extraordinary demand that could significantly overshadow the value of aid that has been sent to Ukraine.

Yet European officials have been left shocked and flat-footed by the Trump administration’s moves on Ukraine, Russia and European defence in recent days. At a major security conference in Munich at the weekend,

Vice President JD Vance lectured European officials on free speech and illegal migration on the continent at the Munich conference.