Vice President JD Vance is in Europe ahead of this week's Munich Security Conference. He will address the conference on Friday and meet with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy. CBS News White House reporter Olivia Rinaldi has more on Vance's plans for the trip.

German opposition leader and chancellor-hopeful Friedrich Merz is scheduled to meet U.S. Vice President JD Vance for bilateral talks on the sidelines of the Munich Security Conference, a party spokesperson said on Wednesday.

Zelenskyy will lead Ukraine’s delegation at the yearly security conference, which starts on February 14. Vance will also be there. President Trump told reporters Friday in the Oval Office that he “may meet” with the Ukrainian leader in Washington, D.C., in the coming days. This meeting is now set to happen.

German police said on Wednesday they expect this weekend's Munich Security Conference, an annual gathering of world leaders and defence experts, to attract about 40 different demonstrations. That is "more events than we have seen in a long time,

During the conference, Zelenskyy is expected to meet U.S. Vice President JD Vance. According to the publication, Vance is one of the individuals in Trump's inner circle with a notably hostile stance towards Ukraine.