Cease fire, security guarantees for Kiev and above all involvement of Ukraine on the issues that concern it, starting with the territorial ones. European leaders reiterate their position at the end of a videoconference with the Ukrainian president Volodymyr Zelensky and the president of the United States Donald Trump, a few hours after the top scheduled for 15 in Alaska between Trump and Vladimir Putin himself.
The leaders of the EU say they “share” the objectives of the meeting amply “, starting from a ceased the immediate fire in Ukraine:” Trump’s first goal in the meeting with Putin is to ask for the fire, “said French president Emmanuel Macron. Macron himself and German Chancellor Friedrich Merz reiterated the common European position that decisions on Ukraine cannot be made without Kiev. “The territorial issues concerning Ukraine can be, and will be negotiated only by the Ukrainian president,” Macron said to journalists. “There is hope that something is moving,” said Merz.
Even Zelensky, who urged partners to exercise even more pressure on Russia, reiterated that “what concerns Ukraine must be discussed with Ukraine”. «It seems to me that the success of any interview depends first of all on the results. Our current mood is to be united, and it was very positive, all the partners spoke with a single voice, one desire, the same principles and the same vision and this is an important step forward, “added Zelensky repeated that it serves more pressure on Russia as Putin is” bluffing “when he claims not to worry about penalties. Zelensky said that “first there should be a fire, then security guarantees, real guarantees of safety”, and added that during the Trump interviews he “expressed his support” on this.
“The ball is now in the Putin field,” says NATO secretary general, Mark Rutte. But from Moscow at the moment no comments have arrived, except for that of an official of the Russian Foreign Ministry who cooled the idea that Russia and Ukraine must proceed with an exchange of territories to achieve a peace agreement.
“We had an excellent conversation with Zelensky and European leaders, 10 vote,” said Donald Trump reiterating that after his meeting with Vladimir Putin in Alaska he will call the Ukrainian leader.
“If the first meeting with Putin is fine, there will be a second shortly with Putin and Zelensky in which I will also participate if they want”. Donald Trump said it. “The first meeting is preparatory,” added the president. “If after Friday Putin does not agree to stop the war in Ukraine, he will face serious consequences.”