Trump cancels vacation for Russia-Ukraine talks. Volunteers are considering a "reassurance force."

US President Donald Trump said that Russian President Vladimir Putin and Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky are about to hold a meeting to discuss ending the war in Ukraine. "They're working on setting it up," Trump said in a radio interview on The Mark Levin Show. "The killing," he added, "has to stop."

Senior American and European military officials met yesterday in Washington to discuss the mechanisms of a possible peace agreement in Ukraine, a US defense source told Agence France Presse. US Joint Chiefs of Staff General Dan Caine held talks Tuesday evening with European military leaders to discuss "the best options for a potential peace agreement in Ukraine," before a virtual meeting today with the military leaders of the 32 NATO member states.

Austria, along with Switzerland, has also offered to host a possible meeting between Vladimir Putin and Volodymyr Zelenskyy . Chancellor Christian Stocker announced the news, citing Vienna's "long tradition," which also hosts numerous international organizations such as the IAEA, OPEC, and the OSCE. "If the negotiations are held in Vienna, we will contact the International Criminal Court (which has issued an international arrest warrant for the Russian president, ed.) to clarify the matter" and "allow President Putin to participate," Stocker added in a statement to the media.

"Europe is capable of protecting Ukraine." Donald Trump said this in an interview on the Mark Levin show, reiterating accusations against Joe Biden of having spent too many billions on Kiev. "There was an ocean in between," the president attacked.

"I'm an optimist, I have to be." This is how Donald Trump responded to a question about peace between Ukraine and Russia in an interview with Mark Levin. "Of all the six wars I've ended, I thought this was the easiest, and instead things are complicated," the president said.

Donald Trump's stay at his golf club in Bedminster, New Jersey, was canceled due to talks between Russia and Ukraine. "This is usually when the president goes on vacation, but not this president," said White House spokeswoman Karoline Leavitt. "There was discussion about having him work from Bedminster for a couple of weeks, but he decided against it. He's on a mission, he wants to move quickly and strike while the iron is hot," Leavitt added.

US President Donald Trump spoke by phone yesterday with Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban, after meeting with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy and European leaders at the White House, to learn why Budapest is blocking Ukraine's European Union accession talks. Bloomberg reports, citing sources familiar with the matter, who say European leaders have asked Trump to use his influence with Orban to dispel his opposition to Kiev's EU membership.

UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres "strongly welcomes the recent diplomatic efforts led by the United States and President Trump, focused on achieving a peaceful resolution in Ukraine." "And, of course," said spokesman Stephane Dujarric, "yesterday's discussions in Washington were the cornerstone of this effort. It is very important to him that all parties involved remain actively engaged in what we want to see as an inclusive dialogue, capable of maintaining the significant momentum that has been created to lead to an immediate ceasefire and lasting peace in Ukraine."

The United Kingdom is ready to send troops to defend Ukraine's skies and ports, as well as provide logistical support and training to Kiev's forces, but not to deploy them near the border in the event of a cessation of hostilities with Russia. This is what the Guardian online reports, citing government officials, who say this is the position that British Armed Forces Chief Sir Tony Radakin will present during tomorrow's talks with his US counterparts at the Pentagon on security guarantees for Kiev. The talks will also discuss the willingness to engage of the more than 30 countries that participated today in the virtual meeting of the Coalition of the Willing, co-chaired by British Prime Minister Keir Starmer and French President Emmanuel Macron. According to an official cited by the Guardian, Radakin will reiterate promises made last week by Defence Secretary John Healey, who said London is willing to send troops to Ukraine "to ensure safe skies, safe seas, and to reinforce Kiev's troops."

"The prerequisite for a just and lasting peace is strong security guarantees for Ukraine, so that Russia does not consider repeating its aggression. Pressure on the aggressor must continue, no matter what Putin says," Estonian Prime Minister Kristen Michal stated during the remote summit of the Coalition of the Willing. "The most important thing now is to work on the details of the guarantees to Kiev, which must be offered to Ukraine with the participation of Europe and the United States," Michal explained, adding that Europe must commit to developing the 19th package of sanctions against Moscow as soon as possible.

Pressed by reporters about the type of support the United States will provide to Ukraine, White House spokeswoman Karoline Leavitt did not rule out air support. "It's an option and a possibility," she said. "I can tell you he has definitely ruled out the use of troops on the ground," the official said, adding that Trump could still explore other military support options.

The White House has attacked the media for failing to honor President Donald Trump's "achievements" internationally, particularly in the Russia-Ukraine conflict. "From the very beginning of this whole process," spokeswoman Karoline Leavitt said, "much of the left-wing media has actively opposed the president of the United States in his pursuit of peace." "At first," she added, "the media ridiculously claimed that President Trump was somehow beholden to Russia simply because he agreed to have a face-to-face meeting with President Putin inside the United States. The media said President Trump was making a grave mistake by 'legitimizing' (Putin, ed.), and were astonished that Trump would treat another world leader like a world leader."

At the direction of Defense Minister Guido Crosetto, the Chief of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, General Luciano Portolano, will participate in the next few hours in talks being held in the United States with military representatives of the nations that attended yesterday's summit. The meeting will focus on planning and defining concrete measures to ensure Ukraine has robust security measures in the event of a ceasefire or the launch of a peace process. "Italy's participation in this discussion," Minister Crosetto emphasized, "confirms our country's desire to contribute, together with our allies and international partners, to the stability and security of Europe." "The presence of the Chief of the Joint Chiefs of Staff," the Ministry of Defense explains, "represents a fundamental operational contribution from Italy in the context of international coordination aimed at supporting peace processes and strengthening collective security."

For the German government, yesterday's summit in Washington was "historic" and demonstrated that President Donald Trump is leaning toward European positions. Sources close to the government, cited by the DPA news agency, reported this. But the topic of the possible deployment of German soldiers to Ukraine as part of an international contingent, which would constitute one of the conditions for guaranteeing security for Kiev, is a hot topic in Germany. According to a study by the Wissenschaft und Politik (translated: "Science and Politics") foundation, which works with the German government, at least 150,000 troops would be needed. Norbert Röttgen, a longtime CDU parliamentarian and expert on international affairs, said in an interview with the second channel, ZDF, that such a discussion is still a long way off, but it is necessary to "continue to increase the pressure on Putin" to push him into real negotiations. But "when the war in Ukraine is over, it won't be a question of finding security guarantees for Ukraine alone. The question will arise of a European security order with a single goal: protection in the event of further aggression from Russia." "I don't consider the deployment of German soldiers in Ukraine impossible; on the contrary, I consider it probable," Thomas Roewekamp, chairman of the Bundestag's Defense Committee and a CDU parliamentarian, told the RND network. His party colleague Peter Beyer, a member of the Foreign Affairs Committee, also confirmed in the Welt newspaper: "We cannot rule out anything that is possible within the scope of our economic capabilities and Germany's claim to political leadership. This also includes the deployment of German soldiers in Ukraine."

The SPD wants to wait and see how the United States intends to proceed: group leader Matthias Miersch considers US participation "essential," even in a possible deployment of personnel and equipment. Social Democratic parliamentarian Rolf Muetzenich has also called for intervention by the UN and the OSCE (Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe).

Croatian Prime Minister Andrej Plenkovic said today that any future peace agreement for Ukraine must protect the country's territorial integrity and provide guarantees that will deter Russia from further aggression. Plenkovic wrote on social media X that he attended the European Council meeting and the "Coalition of the Willing," Ukraine's allies who discussed the path to peace with President Donald Trump in Washington. "I stressed the importance of achieving a just and lasting peace that protects Ukraine's sovereignty and territorial integrity and provides it with solid security guarantees. In this way, we also contribute to European and global security," Plenkovic said.

The United States, Ukraine, and several European countries have established a joint commission to draft security guarantees for Kiev, according to Axios, citing diplomatic sources. According to the sources, the proposal could include the possible involvement of the U.S. Air Force, as previously anticipated by the White House, which has ruled out the presence of troops on the ground.

The commission will be chaired by U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio, and the national security advisers of Ukraine and several European countries will also participate in the discussions. "In the coming days, everyone will be working from dawn to dusk on security guarantees. Perhaps by the end of the week we will have a clear structure," a Ukrainian official told Axios.

Ukrainian President Volodomyr Zelensky reportedly said "no" to Vladimir Putin's proposal to hold their bilateral meeting in Moscow. A source, the same one who reported Putin's request on the phone with Trump, revealed this to AFP. According to the source, Zelensky, who was at the White House with European leaders at the time of the call, declined.

Turkish Foreign Minister Hakan Fidan and U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio discussed possible measures to end the war between Russia and Ukraine in a phone call on Tuesday, according to a Turkish Foreign Ministry source. The source said the two also discussed the results of talks between the U.S. and Russian presidents in Alaska and a meeting in Washington involving European, Ukrainian, and U.S. leaders. Fidan and Rubio also discussed ceasefire efforts in Gaza and the latest situation in Syria, the source said, adding that Fidan called for an immediate truce in Gaza and unhindered access for humanitarian aid.

"Beginning the process of Kyiv's integration into the EU would send a very important message that Ukraine desperately needs. We must involve Ukraine in the negotiating process by setting 2030 as a specific date for EU accession," Lithuanian President Gitanas Nauseda said today during his address to today's summit of European Union leaders. Nauseda emphasized the importance of security guarantees for Ukraine, stressing that full US support for the deployment of a peacekeeping force in the country remains essential and imperative. Commenting on the action to be taken against Russia, the Lithuanian president also reiterated the need to ensure Russia's accountability for the war of aggression in Ukraine by bringing those responsible for war crimes before an international tribunal.

Russian President Vladimir Putin proposed a bilateral meeting with his Ukrainian counterpart Volodymyr Zelensky in Moscow during a phone call with Donald Trump, according to two sources familiar with the matter cited by Agence France-Presse (AFP). "Putin mentioned Moscow" during Monday's call, one of these sources told AFP. The Ukrainian president, who was at the White House with European leaders at the time, "answered 'no,'" according to the same source.

"The warmongering, anti-Russian Coalition of the Willing failed to defeat Donald Trump on its own soil." Thus, in an English-language post on X, former Russian President Dmitry Medvedev summarizes yesterday's consultations in Washington, attended by Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky and European leaders. "Europe thanked and flattered" Trump, adds Medvedev, currently deputy secretary of the National Security Council. "The question," he writes, "is what tune the clown of Kiev will play about guarantees and territories when he returns home and puts on his military uniform again."

European Council President Antonio Costa, at the end of a videoconference meeting of the European Council, stated that Ukraine's accession process to the European Union must move forward and that Europe must participate in any peace negotiations alongside Ukraine, Russia, and the United States because "the security of the entire continent is at stake." Although much remains to be done and there are no guarantees of success, he added, the mere possibility of a bilateral meeting between Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy and Russian President Vladimir Putin is "in itself quite positive."

Costa then listed the urgent needs shared by EU leaders: an end to the attacks, the resumption of prisoner exchanges, and security guarantees, starting with Ukraine maintaining armed forces capable of defending its sovereignty.

Asked about the prospect of security guarantees for Ukraine, US President Donald Trump stated that European countries will "preempt action." "They want to have troops on the ground," he explained in an interview with Fox, referring to France, Germany, and the United Kingdom. "I don't think that will be a problem," he added.

Russia currently owns and controls 79 percent of Donbas, and the Ukrainians "understand what that means," US President Donald Trump emphasized. "A large chunk of territory has been taken, and now they're talking about Donbas, but Donbas, right now, as you know, is 79 percent owned and controlled by Russia. So, they understand what that means," Trump said in an interview with Fox News. The US president also stated that Ukraine would regain its "life" and gain "a lot of territory" in a possible peace agreement with Russia. "The Ukrainians will get their life back. They will stop having people killed everywhere," Trump said in his interview.

"Vladimir Putin may not want to reach an agreement. We'll find out more about Putin in the next two weeks. I hope he's good, otherwise the situation will be tough. Zelensky must also show flexibility. Let them meet first; they're the ones who have to make the decisions," Donald Trump said in an interview with Fox News. The US president also reiterated that Ukraine will not be a member of NATO and added that "France, Germany, and the United Kingdom want troops on the ground in Ukraine." He also suggested that possible US security guarantees could be provided via air support.

"On the night of August 14, at least eight drones attacked the Lukoil-Volgogradneftepererabotka plant in the Krasnoarmeysky district of Volgograd," Russia. The Russian opposition Telegram channel Astra reported this, adding that "two pipelines and a tank at the primary oil refining unit caught fire. A railway carriage also caught fire." The General Staff of the Ukrainian Armed Forces claimed responsibility for the attack. Governor Andrei Bocharov confirmed the fire but attributed it to "wreckage from downed and crashed drones" and specified that there were no casualties or injuries.

Switzerland will offer Russian President Vladimir Putin "immunity," despite his indictment before the International Criminal Court, on the condition that he come "for a peace conference," Swiss Foreign Minister Ignazio Cassis assured Tuesday. Last year, the federal government defined "the rules for granting immunity to a person subject to an international arrest warrant. If this person comes for a peace conference, not if he comes for private reasons," Cassis stated during a press conference with his Italian counterpart Antonio Tajani in Bern.

"It's not up to us to decide when and how elections should be held in Ukraine. We always defend democracy. The primary objective for elections to take place must be the achievement of peace. In the meantime, we are working towards that, with great commitment." This was stated by Foreign Minister Antonio Tajani in Bern, where he is attending the Conference of Swiss Ambassadors. Regarding a possible agreement, he continued, "Yesterday morning I was a little more pessimistic, today I'm more optimistic, because there was an agreement between the Europeans, the United States, and Ukraine to guarantee the country's security in the face of attacks. This is a very positive message because I believe that unity between Europe and the United States is very important to allow Ukraine to be a protagonist in a positive dialogue with Putin. Of course, now we have to wait and see what Russia's response will be, what Putin wants to do. The agreement won't be easy to reach, but I'm more optimistic today than yesterday because of the unity demonstrated between Europe and the United States, the unity among European countries, to say that we cannot forget Zelensky and Ukraine, we cannot turn our backs on Ukraine. Because Ukraine's security is the security of all Europeans, not just the EU, but also Switzerland, and all of Europe.

The Deputy Prime Minister then emphasized that "Switzerland and Italy have a shared vision for building peace. A year ago in your beautiful country, Ignazio Cassis and I signed a memorandum of intent for peacebuilding, and coincidentally, that document, a year early, captured the situation that is developing these days, including yesterday in Washington. Italy and Switzerland were pioneers of a positive moment, and this is no coincidence: we have worked hard to try to build a different situation together, to put an end to the deaths of hundreds of thousands of people. And precisely for this reason, the Italian government believes that Geneva could be the right venue to organize the bilateral meeting between Putin and Zelensky, and then between Putin, Zelensky, and Trump, with strong European support—not only from the European Union, but from European countries like Switzerland and Great Britain. Our hope for a shared negotiating platform is valid, even more so today, after yesterday's meeting in Washington, which we hope will be the harbinger of agreements that, I hope, will bring an end to the war by the end of the year."

Russia is not opposed to holding any peace meeting in Ukraine, "at the bilateral or trilateral level," but it must be prepared "step by step, gradually, at the expert level, and proceed through all the necessary steps to prepare for the summits." It must be clear that an agreement cannot be reached "without respecting Russia's security interests and without full respect for the rights of Russians and Russian-speaking people living in Ukraine," Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov said in an interview with Rossiya-24 television.

Russia's goal in Ukraine "has never been" the conquest of territories, but "the protection" of the Russian populations living there, Lavrov added. "I would like to emphasize once again," the Russian diplomat stated, "that we never said we simply had to conquer some territory. Neither Crimea, nor Donbass, nor Novorossiya were ever our goal." The term Novorossiya includes other Russian regions claimed by Moscow. "Our goal," Lavrov continued, "was to protect the people, the Russian people who have lived on these lands for centuries, who discovered these lands, who shed their blood for them both in Crimea and Donbass."

Important talks were held yesterday in Washington with the US President and European leaders. This is a truly significant step toward ending the war and ensuring the security of Ukraine and our people. We are already working on the concrete content of the security guarantees. Today we are continuing coordination at the leader level; there will be discussions; we are preparing the appropriate formats. We will continue working tomorrow. The national security advisers are also in constant contact now. Security guarantees will be provided. I thank all partners for their determination and support. Ukraine feels this strength. And we will do everything possible to make the path to peace a reality, thanks to partnership, security guarantees, and the courage of the Ukrainian people. This is what Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky wrote, posting several photos of yesterday's talks on social media, including this one.

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky presented US President Donald Trump with a golf club he had received as a gift from a wounded Ukrainian soldier, the Ukrainian Presidential Office announced, as reported by CNN. The club previously belonged to Kostiantyn Kartavtsev , a junior sergeant who lost a leg in the early months of Russia's invasion of Ukraine. Golf has become part of the wounded non-commissioned officer's rehabilitation, Zelensky told Trump as he presented him with the gift. "The head of state (Zelensky) also showed a video in which Kartavtsev asks the US president to help Ukraine end the war with a just and lasting peace," the Ukrainian Presidential Office said in a statement.

"Donald Trump accepted the gift, recorded a video thanking the Ukrainian warrior for the golf club, and handed the Ukrainian president the symbolic keys to the White House." The exchange of gifts represents a further shift in tone from Zelensky's previous visit to the White House, when Trump and Vice President J.D. Vance harshly criticized the Ukrainian president, calling him disrespectful and ungrateful in front of global cameras, the broadcaster reported.

"The coalition of the willing has failed." Dmitry Medvedev , vice-chairman of the Russian Security Council and former president, stated this in his remarks on the summit on Ukraine held in Washington, which he described as a defeat for European leaders in their confrontation with US President Donald Trump . " The anti-Russian, warmongering coalition of the willing failed to prevail over Trump . Europe thanked him and bowed before him," he wrote. Medvedev added that it now remains to be seen "how Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky will express himself once he returns home regarding security guarantees and territories."

The trilateral meeting with Trump, Zelensky, and Putin " can bring a turning point on the path to peace ," Ukrainian Foreign Minister Andriy Sybiha stated, commenting on the latest developments in international diplomacy. Regarding the overnight Russian attacks against Ukraine, the Ukrainian foreign minister stated that they demonstrate "how crucial it is to end the killings, achieve lasting peace, and ensure solid security guarantees."

"While Washington, DC, was working intensively to promote peace, led by the Ukrainian and US presidents, with the participation of European and NATO leaders, Moscow continued to pursue the opposite of peace: more attacks and destruction." The Ukrainian Foreign Minister confirmed earlier reports that "energy infrastructure had been damaged and civilians injured." Concluding on a hopeful note, Sybiha assessed that "the upcoming meeting between the leaders of Ukraine, the United States, and Russia could bring a turning point on the path to peace. We are grateful to the United States and President Trump for the path toward achieving peace."

NATO Secretary General Mark Rutte told Fox News that during his White House meeting with US President Donald Trump , Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky , and several European leaders, security guarantees for Ukraine were discussed, but there was no mention of sending European or American troops there. "We haven't discussed this last point at all today," he said. "It will be part of the discussions that will begin. We will try to take them to the next stage of the agreement in the coming days and weeks, of course. I'm not sure we can resolve all the details, but we are all convinced that if this war ends, we cannot see a repeat of the 2014 Minsk agreements," he said. As for the adhesion of Ukraine to NATO, it is not on the table at the moment: "The official position of NATO after the 2024 summit is that Ukraine has embarked an irreversible path for adhesion", said Rutte then clarifying that "what we are discussing here is not the adhesion to NATO. What we are discussing here are the security guarantees for Ukraine provided by Article 5". When asked if the node of territorial concessions by Ukraine has been addressed, Rutte replied that the issue was not discussed in Washington.

The NATO Secretary General defined the comparison to the "successful" White House and said that the countries are focusing on the security guarantees that could enter into force after a ceasefire or, preferably, a complete peace agreement between Russia and Ukraine. "So, in the last two months, under the guidance of Keir Starmer , the British Prime Minister, and Emmanuel Macron , the French president, a group of 30 countries, including Japan and Australia, is working on this concept of security guarantees," he said. "What the United States has now said is that they want to be involved" and "what is meant exactly by the involvement of the United States will be discussed in the next few days," he specified.

The anchorage meeting was "a step forward, a dialogue opened that allowed the bilateral to Washington. But the light is at the bottom of a very long tunnel and the Trump-Putin comparison is not decisive. The Ukrainian president cannot surrender to all Russian requests". The deputy premier and foreign minister Antonio Tajani said it in an interview with Il Giornale. The presence of the European leaders alongside Zelensky to the White House "puts Europe back to the center of political comparison, as the US secretary of state Marco Rubio hoped in February in Monaco. On the other hand, the EU has decided the penalties to Russia and also for this reason it is part of the cause. The European and transatlantic unit allows Trump to have new arrows at his arch and Zelensky is strengthened with a united West".

Regarding the sale of the territories, Tajani continued, " the only one who can talk about Donbass and Crimea is Zelensky , you cannot make agreements on his head. We are at his side". Is it normal to treat while the Russians continue to bomb? "It is proof that Putin is not so available to close an agreement quickly. Attacks on the civilian population show that he uses every means to conquer new territories," he concluded.

According to President Emmanuel Macron , the meeting between Volodymyr Zelensky and Vladimir Putin is expected to take place in Europe, indicating Geneva as a place desired for the interview. "More than a hypothesis, it is even the collective will" said Macron in an interview broadcast on the LCI broadcaster, when he was asked if the meeting announced between Donald Trump and several European leaders should take place in Europe. " It will be in a neutral country , and therefore perhaps Switzerland, I ask Geneva, or another country. The last time there were bilateral interviews, it was in Istanbul" recalled the owner of the Elysée.

" Very hard sanctions " were prepared to force Moscow to sit at the negotiation table to resolve the conflict in Ukraine. Beate Meinl-Reisinger said it. "We will see what results to today's summit, but very hard sanctions have already been prepared to permanently force Putin to sit at the negotiation table," said the Austrian Foreign Minister to the ORF2 broadcaster.

"Today an important step has been taken, a demonstration of true unity between Europe and the United States". The Ukrainian president, Volodymyr Zelensky on Telegram after the interviews of the White House writes this. "Today in Washington, important interviews were held - Zellesky writes - we discussed many issues with the president Trump. A long conversation in detail. Both about the situation on the battlefield, and on our steps to bring peace closer," he adds. "There have also been several meetings in format with European leaders and the President of the United States - he continued - we discussed the security guarantees. This is a key issue, as a starting point for the end of the war. We appreciate the important signal from the United States regarding the willingness to support and be part of it. A lot of attention was paid to the return of children, to the liberation of prisoners of war and civilians held by Russia . We have agreed to work on this. Supported a meeting at the level of a leader . An important step, a demonstration of true unity between Europe and the United States. To a real peace, to a reliable security architecture that will protect Ukraine and all of Europe. We continue to work, coordinating our steps between all the allies who wish to conclude the war with dignity. Thanks to all those who help ".

At the end of the talks with the leaders of Ukraine and the European Union, Donald Trump said he was preparing a direct meeting between Volodymyr Zelensky and Vladimir Putin . The President of the United States called the head of the Kremlin during consultations with the Ukrainian leader and the European Championships, which confirmed by Moscow, where however the greatest leaders do not unbalance themselves on the acceleration that Trump tries to give to the trial: the presidential councilor Jury Ushakov limited himself to saying that Putin and Trump discussed the possibility of "raising the level" of direct negotiations, to also face the direct negotiations, to face the direct negotiations. very spinoso territorial question.

On this point the German Chancellor Friedrich Merz was sharp: what Moscow wants is "how to ask the USA to give in Florida". "We discussed the security guarantees for Ukraine, which will be provided by the European countries in coordination with the United States. I called President Putin and I started the preparations for a meeting between President Putin and President Zelensky. After this there will be a trilateral meeting with them and me," Trump wrote on his social truth social.

The French president Emmanuel Macron stressed that the facts speak for themselves: "Today, in reality, Russia is continuing the war, it is intensifying it (...) our experience in the last fifteen years with Mr. (Vladimir) Putin, in his approach, is that every time he thinks he can win with the war, he does not negotiate peace. This is reality".

The American Secretary of State Marco Rubio will guide a group of national security councilors and NATO officials to develop security guarantees for Ukraine. They agreed - as reported by the Wall Street Journal , citing some sources - the President of the United States Donald Trump and European leaders. The security guarantees for Ukraine will include four components: military presence, aerial defense, weapons and monitoring of the cessation of hostilities , reads the article of the newspaper. There are several ways, underlined the newspaper, in which the United States can provide indirect military support to the European peace forces in Ukraine, which go beyond the deployment of American troops in the conflict area.

"In Washington, together with President Zelensky and our partners, we reiterated our commitment to President Trump to continue working together for a strong and lasting peace that protects the interests of Ukraine and the security of Europeans. This peace will necessarily imply the concession to Ukraine of solid security guarantees, on which we have decided to work very concretely with the United States. It will not be established ". The French president, Emmanuel Macron , writes it on social media.

The British Prime Minister, Keir Starmer , said he was "very satisfied" of the results of today's meeting, in particular of the progress made by leaders in two areas: "A turning point on security guarantees" and " real progress in bilateral and trilateral encounters . It is what I wanted to happen today and I am really happy that we arrived at this point" he said answering the questions of the BBC.

Questioned about the concerns that diplomacy relating to the war in Ukraine is transforming into an accommodation of the United States towards Russia, Starmer said: "The most important thing is to focus on today's results, because I think they will reassure people in Europe, in Ukraine, but above all in the United Kingdom". When he was asked for the treatment reserved for Putin in Alaska a few days ago, Starmer replied: "I support the efforts of President Trump to achieve a peaceful and lasting solution of this conflict". To Starmer the meeting has shown a "real sense of unity" among the European leaders, Zelensky and Trump. British premier stressed that " no decision on Ukraine should be made without Ukraine ".

Vladimir Putin says yes to the bilateral with Volodymyr Zelensky. The face to face between the two rivals will be held by August in a location still to be defined, and will be followed by a trilateral with Donald Trump . "The preparations are in progress," said the American president referring to the summit between the two leaders. A historical meeting during which - admitted Zelensky - the question of the territories will be addressed, a theme that has not been addressed in the long day of meetings to the White House despite Trump talks about the exchange of territories for weeks. The leader's attention has been focused on security guarantees, a node on which the comparison will continue tight.

"We discussed the security guarantees for Ukraine, guarantees that will be provided by various European countries, in coordination of the United States," explained Trump without going into detail. "We are evaluating NATO-style-style-style guarantees", highlighted the general secretary Mark Rutte in an interview with Fox, specifying that there was no talk of any deployment of American troops. "We will work in the next few days, we need to discuss more details," he added.

"The Westerners will formalize the security guarantees for Ukraine within 10 days," announced Zelensky, suggesting that the negotiations will continue tight. European leaders, including the Ukrainian president, spoke of a good and constructive meeting at the White House with Trump. The interviews were "intense", the German chancellor Friedrich Merz highlighted by specifying that territorial concessions in Kiev cannot be imposed. Merz has however expressed appreciation for the American commitment to offer security guarantees. Speaking of "progress", the French president Emmanuel Macron said he was still cautious: "I doubt that Putin wants peace", he said asking "an increase in sanctions" against Russia if the negotiations will fail. The leader of the Kremlin "is not reliable", instead observed the Finnish president Alexander Stubb , underlining that Trump's phone call to the leader of the Kremlin in the middle of the talks to the White House was a good idea. It remains to be seen though - he highlighted - if he has the courage of such a meeting.

The question of the territories is "a decision for me and Putin". The Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky said so, stressing that there is still no date for a meeting with his Russian counterpart.

Vladimir Putin told Donald Trump that he is ready to meet Volodymyr Zelensky. The meeting will be held within two weeks. The German Chancellor Friedrich Merz said this, according to the Bloomberg agency. Merz spoke of "very intense" interviews in the White House, welcomed to Donald Trump's security guarantees for Ukraine and reiterated that territorial concessions cannot be imposed in Kiev.