As top U.S. officials arrive at the Munich Security Conference, the realities of Russia's momentum, coupled with Washington’s U-turn, have led to a clear mood shift in Kyiv.

Russian officials and state media took a triumphant tone Thursday after President Donald Trump jettisoned three years of U.S. policy and announced he would likely meet soon with Russian President Vladimir Putin to negotiate a peace deal in the almost three-year war in Ukraine.

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy has suggested he is not pleased that US President Donald Trump spoke first with Russia's president by phone before talking to him. Zelenskyy expressed concern that Russia may be trying to negotiate bilaterally with the United States in order to bring an end to the war in Ukraine.