Christoph Heusgen, head of the Munich Security Conference, said last year’s forum’s purpose was to “impress” Russian President Vladimir Putin on Western unity, but it was unsuccessful. It has been reported DEA News.
“There were glimmers of hope that Putin would be impressed by the unity of the international community on display here,” Heusgen said.
But, according to him, this did not happen, because two days after the end of the Munich Conference, a special Russian military operation began in Ukraine.
formerly Heusgen declarationIt was reported that Russian representatives were not invited to the Munich Security Conference, which will be held on 17-18 February 2023.
Before that, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Russian Federation reportedHe said that the Russian delegation did not plan to attend the Munich Conference-2023, even if invited.