59th Munich Security Conference

Vladimir Putin and his 2022 Russian invasion of Ukraine were discussed by most of the speakers but he was not invited and did not attend.

[2] Director of the Central Foreign Affairs Commission Office of the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) Wang Yi announced his peace initiative for the 2022 Russian invasion of Ukraine.

"[5] US Secretary of State Antony Blinken was adamant that "Any peace has to be consistent with the principles of the United Nations Charter.

"[6] Newly minted German Minister of Defence Boris Pistorius witnessed unity which gave him hope about the events in Ukraine:[6] What I see is a very, very strong unity, the very strong commitment in joint commitment that we want, and we will support Ukraine as long as it takes.

[7][8] During multiple panel discussions, Vice President of Colombia Francia Márquez and Foreign Minister of Brazil Mauro Vieira concurred in their condemnation of the Russian aggression, but also stated their opposition to a further militarization of the conflict.