Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky—backed by an extraordinary delegation of seven European leaders—traveled to the White House on Monday to debate doable phrases for a Russia-Ukraine peace cope with U.S. President Donald Trump, following Trump’s assembly in Alaska final week with Russian President Vladimir Putin.
A number of notable situations for ending the yearslong struggle have been mentioned. Amongst these, all 9 leaders in attendance stressed the importance of holding a trilateral summit with Zelensky, Trump, and Putin, although French President Emmanuel Macron added {that a} quadrilateral assembly that additionally included the Europeans would seemingly be obligatory as a follow-up.
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky—backed by an extraordinary delegation of seven European leaders—traveled to the White House on Monday to debate doable phrases for a Russia-Ukraine peace cope with U.S. President Donald Trump, following Trump’s assembly in Alaska final week with Russian President Vladimir Putin.
A number of notable situations for ending the yearslong struggle have been mentioned. Amongst these, all 9 leaders in attendance stressed the importance of holding a trilateral summit with Zelensky, Trump, and Putin, although French President Emmanuel Macron added {that a} quadrilateral assembly that additionally included the Europeans would seemingly be obligatory as a follow-up.
Trump additionally expressed an openness to probably offering Ukraine with U.S. safety ensures as a part of a closing peace deal, which Trump stated Putin had agreed to throughout their summit in Alaska final week. It’s unclear what these ensures could seem like; nonetheless, a number of European leaders referred to them as “Article 5” in type (in reference to NATO’s mutual protection clause). When requested if he can be keen to ship U.S. troops to assist present safety for Ukraine, Trump didn’t rule it out.
However in a press release on Monday, Moscow vehemently condemned the thought of NATO troops in Ukraine.
Such a concession is only one of many factors of competition between Trump and crew Europe. Zelensky and his European allies stay adamant {that a} cease-fire should first be secured earlier than peace talks might be held. Nevertheless, Putin has insisted that negotiations can happen with out a truce deal—and Trump appears convinced. “I don’t assume you want a cease-fire,” Trump stated on Monday. “I’d like them to cease [fighting], however strategically, that could possibly be a drawback for one aspect or the opposite.”
Learn extra in at the moment’s World Temporary: Trump, Zelensky Strike Optimistic Tone at White House Talks.
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