Ukraine war: Rubio to meet Zelenskyy in Munich as strikes leave thousands without power

US secretary of state Marco Rubio said he expects to meet Ukrainian president Volodymyr Zelenskyy at the Munich Security Conference, while recent Russian strikes in Ukraine have left thousands of people without power.

US secretary of state Marco Rubio said he will have an opportunity to meet Ukrainian president Volodymyr Zelenskyy at this week's Munich Security Conference. Rubio told reporters that Europe remains important to the United States and said "we live in a new era in geopolitics." He is scheduled to address the conference on Saturday. At the same time, recent Russian strikes have hit Ukrainian cities and left thousands without power. Key points: - Marco Rubio said he expects to meet Volodymyr Zelenskyy at the Munich Security Conference this week. - Rubio will address the conference on Saturday and described a "new era in geopolitics." - Recent Russian strikes were reported to have hit Ukrainian cities and to have left thousands of people without power. - The report frames the situation as day 1,451 of the conflict. Summary: The planned meeting between the US secretary of state and the Ukrainian president will take place during the Munich Security Conference, where Rubio will also speak on Saturday. Those diplomatic engagements come as Ukrainian cities continue to experience strikes and civilian power outages. Undetermined at this time.