US EditionAs It Happened: Trump Meets European Leaders, Volodymyr Zelensky for Ukraine Talks
Diplomatic efforts led by Trump and German Chancellor Merz aim to start negotiations and discuss security guarantees for Ukraine with a unified European front.
- German Chancellor Friedrich Merz revealed that, following discussions in Washington, a meeting between Russia’s leader Vladimir Putin and Ukraine’s leader Volodymyr Zelenskyy is scheduled to occur within the next two weeks.
- This meeting resulted from U.S. President Donald Trump persuading Putin during a phone call to agree to a summit, with preparations announced on Trump's Truth Social platform after European leaders visited Washington.
- Merz highlighted that the discussions are not only about Ukraine's territory but concern the political order of Europe, stressing Germany's major interest and responsibility, and that security guarantees must be negotiated with European partners and the U.S.
- Trump announced that following the initial meeting, a trilateral discussion involving himself and the two presidents would be held, while Merz warned against Ukraine conceding the Donbas region to Russia, comparing such a loss to the U.S. giving up Florida.
- The meeting could enable negotiations to "truly begin," but uncertainty remains whether Putin will attend, requiring persuasion and further discussions on security guarantees and potential involvement of the Bundestag for any Bundeswehr deployment.
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