When Vance took the stage in Munich, most people were expecting him to hold forth on the topics that had animated the huddles and discussions around…
![Russian President Vladimir Putin (R) and US President Donald Trump in Helsinki, on July 16, 2018. Putin told Trump in a phone call on February 12, 2025, that "peaceful negotiations" on ending the Ukraine conflict were possible.](https://static.majalla.com/styles/760x533/public/2025-02/183998.jpeg.webp?VersionId=JH2Ubz.bqU3IHptEFkt8c0yokmm5vXof)
When Vance took the stage in Munich, most people were expecting him to hold forth on the topics that had animated the huddles and discussions around…