European leaders to join Ukraine's Zelenskyy for White House meeting with Trump
Summary
European and NATO leaders are planning to join Ukraine's President Volodymyr Zelenskyy in Washington for talks with U.S. President Donald Trump. This meeting follows a previous summit where Zelenskyy was not invited to talks between Trump and Russian President Vladimir Putin. The presence of European leaders is meant to support Zelenskyy and ensure Ukraine has a say in any discussions about peace with Russia.Key Facts
- European and NATO leaders will join Ukraine’s President Zelenskyy for a meeting with Trump at the White House.
- The meeting aims to prevent a repeat of a previous tense encounter between Trump and Zelenskyy in February.
- European leaders want to support Zelenskyy and ensure Ukraine is involved in talks about peace with Russia.
- Ursula von der Leyen, European Commission President, and NATO Secretary-General Mark Rutte will attend.
- France's President Emmanuel Macron and Germany's Chancellor Friedrich Merz are also part of the European group.
- The move follows a Trump-Putin summit in Alaska that did not include Zelenskyy.
- European leaders want to make sure Europe has a voice in attempts to broker peace involving Ukraine and Russia.
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