German Foreign Minister Burbock called Russia's refusal to participate in the Munich Conference a loss

“I am going to Munich today to discuss how we can respond to the logic of threats of force and military escalation with the logic of dialogue.

It is precisely in the current extremely dangerous situation that it would be so important to meet in Munich with Russian representatives.

The fact that Russia does not use this opportunity is a loss, ”TASS quotes Burbock.

According to her, the Munich Security Conference is a platform for discussing security issues in Europe, "which is currently being tested."

Earlier, Russian Foreign Ministry spokeswoman Maria Zakharova said that Russian officials would not take part in the Munich Security Conference on February 18-20.

Press Secretary of the head of state Dmitry Peskov said that Russian President Vladimir Putin has no plans to participate in the Munich Security Conference in any format.