MUNICH, Germany, Feb 15, 2026 (BSS/AFP) - Ukraine's President Volodymyr Zelensky denounced Russia's Vladimir Putin as a "slave to war" in a speech to the Munich Security Conference Saturday, adding that Russia's attacks had damaged every power plant in the country. Of Putin, who launched the war in February 2022, Zelensky said: "He may see himself as a tsar, but in reality he is a slave to war." Russia and Ukraine will hold US-brokered talks next week, and Zelensky said Kyiv was doing "everything" to end the war. - Security guarantees -Zelensky also met with US Secretary of State Marco Rubio on the sidelines of the Munich conference. Returning to the question of elections in Ukraine, Zelensky said they would be held once Kyiv received security guarantees and a ceasefire had been agreed.

Source: Bangladesh Sangbad Sangstha February 15, 2026 04:59 UTC