Kiev, Ukraine (AP) – Ukrainian President Voldy Mirzelensky said on Saturday that he is scheduled to meet President Donald Trump in Washington next week Trump Summit Russia’s Vladimir Putin ended without an agreement to end the war in Ukraine.
Zelenskyy said that the US leader had a “long and substantive” conversation with Trump on Saturday after meeting Putin in Alaska. He thanked Trump for an invitation to meet in person in Washington on Monday, saying he would “discuss all the details regarding the murder and the end of the war.”
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Zelenskyy reiterated the importance of involving Europe. This, like the Ukrainian leaders, was not at the table at the summit on Friday.
“It’s important that Europeans be involved at every stage to ensure reliable security assurances with the United States,” he said. “We also discussed positive signals from the US regarding participation in ensuring Ukraine’s safety.”
He did not elaborate, but Zelenskyy previously had a European partner, The existence of foreign military In Ukraine, the American backstop was lacking, and as a deterrent against future Russian attacks.
Zelenskyy said he spoke to Trump one-on-one and then on the phone with other European leaders. In total, the conversation lasted over an hour and a half.
“There will be no transactions until there is a transaction.”
Trump Red carpet has been launched For Alaska President Putin, Friday’s summit appeared to end without concrete progress in ending the war.
Putin said “no trades until there is a deal,” after claiming that the two leaders had launched an “understanding” of Ukraine and warned Europe that “early progress is not a torpedo.”
In an interview with Fox News Channel before leaving Alaska, Trump argued that the responsibility for the future may be Zelensky “to get it done,” but also said he has involvement from European countries.
Trump did not speak to reporters on his flight to Washington. When his plane landed, White House spokesperson Caroline Levitt told reporters that Trump was on the phone with NATO leaders after a lengthy call with Zelensky.
Trump then disembarked from the Air Force without speaking to reporters. He did not respond to screaming questions about the phone as he climbed into his limousine.
Trump was Zelenkie, German Premier Friedrich Merz, French President Emmanuel Macron, British Prime Minister Kiel Starmer, Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni, Finland President Alexander Stabb, Polish President Karol Naulockie, European Commission President Ursala von der Leyen, and European Attorney General Poden, she gave no details of the conversation.
I’m looking forward to a three-way meeting
Zelenskyy has expressed support for Trump’s proposal for a trilateral meeting between the US and Russia. He said, “The main issues can be discussed at the leader’s level, and a trilateral format is suitable for this.”
But Putin’s foreign advisor Yuri Ushakov said on Saturday on Russian state television that a trilateral meeting between Trump, Putin and Zelenkie had not been raised in US-Russia debate. “This topic has not yet been touched on,” Ushakov said, according to Ria Novosti, the Russian state communications agency.
Some have described Russian officials and media as describing Friday’s meeting as the iconic end of Putin’s isolation in the West.
Former Russian President Dmitry Medvedev, deputy director of the country’s security board, praised the Alaska Summit as a breakthrough in restoring high-level dialogue between Moscow and Washington, discussing it as “serene, ultimate and threatless.”
The Ukrainian Air Force said the Russian attack on Ukraine lasted overnight and was shot down using one ballistic missile and 85 Shahed drone. The frontline realms of Sumy, Dnipropetrovsk, Donetsk and Chernihiv were attacked.
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Morton reported from London. Geir Moulson of Berlin contributed to this report.
