US EditionTrump talks Ukraine peace deal with Macron, Merz and Starmer
Leaders from the US and E3 powers coordinate peace proposals amid concerns over concessions to Russia, with a key coalition meeting scheduled and Ukraine pushing for secure elections.
- On Monday, UK Prime Minister Keir Starmer, French President Emmanuel Macron, and German Chancellor Friedrich Merz met Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy in Downing Street and held a call with US President Donald Trump to discuss the US-led peace push.
- The three European leaders have spent recent weeks refining disputed US proposals that reportedly envisaged Ukraine ceding territory, aiming to produce acceptable terms for Kyiv, amid concerns the earlier US plan leaned toward Russian aims.
- Ukraine is drafting a 20-point document that could set parameters to end the war, and Emmanuel Macron, Keir Starmer and Friedrich Merz will hold further talks next Monday in Berlin.
- Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said Tuesday he would hold elections within three months if allies ensured security, despite wartime elections being forbidden and his term expiring last year amid pressure from U.S. President Donald Trump.
- Talks highlighted growing strain between the US and European partners while leaders commended the Trump administration's mediation efforts despite a US national security strategy published earlier this month noting tensions that could shape post-war reconstruction and economic development discussions.
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Merz, Macron and Starmer talk to Trump about Ukraine. Shortly thereafter, the statements about the course of the phone call differ.
"There have been some small differences of opinion about people," says the US president on the telephone conversation with Merz, Macron and Starmer.
Negotiations on a Ukraine peace are in full swing. Donald Trump now says: "In clear words he discussed with Merz, Macron and Starmer.
Trump Holds Call With Starmer, Merz, Macron Over Ukraine Talks
Ukraine sent a revised peace plan to Washington as President Donald Trump held a call with European leaders, according to a person familiar, as both sides scramble to keep efforts on track to end Russia’s invasion.
‘Critical moment for Ukraine’ as Trump piles on pressure over peace deal
Accusing Zelenskyy of using war to avoid an election and accusing Europe of being weak and not coming up with anything: Donald Trump is piling on the pressure for a peace deal in Ukraine. Keir Starmer spoke with the French and German leaders today together with President Trump claiming intensive work continues on the US plan but Russia shows no sign of wanting a deal – insisting it will get what it wants either militarily or diplomatically.
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