War in Ukraine. Von der Leyen, Macron... Several European leaders will go to Washington with Zelensky
Following the summit in Alaska between Donald Trump and Vladimir Putin, the Ukrainian president is expected by his American counterpart in the Oval Office on Monday.
The Ukrainian president will not be alone. European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen announced that she and several European leaders will travel to the White House on Monday alongside Volodymyr Zelensky .
French President Emmanuel Macron , German Chancellor Friedrich Merz , Finnish President Alexander Stubb, Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni and British Prime Minister Keir Starmer also confirmed their presence in Washington on Monday. "At the request of President Zelensky, I will participate in the meeting with President Trump and other European leaders at the White House tomorrow," she said on the social network X.
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NATO chief Mark Rutte will also be alongside the Ukrainian president and other European leaders, his team announced.
The President of the European Commission also announced that Volodymyr Zelensky would be in Brussels this Sunday afternoon to participate in a video conference of European allies.
Zelensky in Brussels this SundayThe meeting is scheduled for 3 p.m. with the "coalition of the willing" countries allied with Kiev, to prepare the next steps in peace talks on Ukraine after the summit between Donald Trump and Vladimir Putin in Alaska. "This afternoon, I will welcome Volodymyr Zelensky in Brussels," she said in a post on the social network X.
Ukraine's allies are expected to discuss security guarantees to kyiv as part of a possible peace agreement at the meeting. Diplomats also said they are expected to discuss the potential outlines of such an agreement between Ukraine and Russia.
Following his summit with Vladimir Putin on Friday, Donald Trump announced that his efforts were now focused on developing a peace agreement to end the war, without resorting to a ceasefire. The coalition of the willing includes most major European countries, the EU, NATO, and non-European countries such as Canada.
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