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Zelenskiy heads to Berlin for online meeting with Trump, European leaders
European leaders and Zelensky aim to influence Trump's upcoming Alaska summit with Putin to prevent unfavorable territorial concessions for Ukraine, with 69% of Ukrainians favoring a negotiated end, a poll found.
- On Wednesday, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy is scheduled to be in Berlin to participate in virtual discussions with European leaders and U.S. President Donald Trump ahead of the upcoming Alaska summit.
- The talks come as Trump prepares to meet Russian President Vladimir Putin on Friday without direct Ukrainian participation amid ongoing conflict and diplomatic tensions.
- German Chancellor Friedrich Merz will host the virtual meeting aiming to pressure Trump not to finalize any deal with Putin that excludes Ukraine or cedes Ukrainian territory.
- Zelensky has stated that any agreement without Ukraine's approval is invalid and warned that giving up territory would be unconstitutional and invite further Russian aggression.
- The discussions intend to unify Western efforts to hold Russia accountable and ensure an honest peace, with Zelensky and European leaders rejecting deals compromising Ukraine's sovereignty.
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Ukraine and European leaders urge Trump not to strike peace deal in Alaska without them
By Christian Edwards, Lauren Kent, CNN (CNN) — European leaders urged US President Donald Trump on Wednesday not to strike a unilateral Ukraine peace deal with his Russian counterpart Vladimir Putin during their one-on-one meeting later this week in Alaska. German Chancellor Friedrich Merz had convened a virtual summit with Trump, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky and several European leaders as fears mounted that Putin, a former KGB spy, w…
Europe’s Leaders Say They’ve Agreed With Trump on a Strategy for Russia Talks
European leaders said on Wednesday that they had hammered out a strategy with President Trump for his scheduled meeting with President Vladimir V. Putin of Russia on Friday in Alaska to discuss ending the war in Ukraine, including an insistence that any peace plan must start with a cease-fire and not be negotiated without Ukraine at the table. The trans-Atlantic discussions on Wednesday were a last-minute effort by European leaders to close rank…
The main leaders of the continent met with Donald Trump to "coordinate" before the bilateral meeting scheduled for Friday, August 15 in Alaska.
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Trump speaks with Zelenskyy, European leaders ahead of Putin meeting in Alaska
(The Center Square) – President Donald Trump met virtually with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy, German Chancellor Friedrich Merz and other European leaders before flying to Alaska for a U.S.-Russia bilateral meeting Friday.
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