BRUSSELS (AP) – European Union leaders appealed to US President Donald Trump on Tuesday to defend their security interests Key Summit His Russian counterpart Vladimir Putin over the war in Ukraine later this week.
Europeans are eager to have some influence on them being on the sidelines at Friday’s meeting. It remains unclear whether even Ukraine will participate. Trump says he wants to see if Putin is serious about the ending warit’s now in its fourth year.
However, Trump has disappointed European allies by saying that Ukraine must give up on Russian territory. He also said Russia must accept it. Land swapAlthough it remains unknown that President Putin is expected to surrender.
Europeans and Ukraine are wary of President Putin, who has been the biggest land war in Europe since 1945, is on alert That might be the case with Russian energy To try to get the EU into cows, they may secure favorable concessions and establish an outline of the peace agreement without them.
Earlier on Tuesday, the leader said he “welcomes President Trump’s efforts to end the Russian war of aggression against Ukraine.” But they said, “The path to peace in Ukraine cannot be determined without Ukraine.”
“Fair and lasting peace that brings stability and security must respect international law, including the principles of independence, sovereignty and territorial integrity.
Ukrainian President Voldimi Zelensky rejected the idea that Ukraine must promise to abandon its land to secure a ceasefire. Russia holds unstable control over the four regions of the country, two to the east and two to the south.
European countries fear that if Putin wins in Ukraine, he will turn his eyesight to one of them next.
On Monday, Trump reiterated that “there will be a land exchange.” He said this includes Ukraine and Russia “that’s “bad for both.” His public rehabilitation of President Putin – most European pariahs – are shocking Ukrainian supporters.
Trump was also critical of Zelensky, saying that Ukrainian leaders had been in power during the war, and “nothing happened” during that time. He contrasted with President Putin, who has been using unchallenged power in Russia for decades.
It is unclear whether Europeans are unsure about Trump’s claims that they will travel to Russia to meet Putin on Friday. The summit took place in Alaska, which was colonized by Russia in the 18th century, until 1867 when Czar Alexander II sold it to the United States in a land deal.
Europeans will make a new attempt on Wednesday to rally Trump into the Ukrainian cause at a virtual meeting convened by German Prime Minister Friedrich Merz. Trump didn’t see if he would join, but before meeting Putin he said, “I’m going to get everyone’s ideas.”
Tuesday’s statement was also a demonstration of European unification. However, it is the closest ally in Europe, Block EU support For Ukraine, it did not support it. He was only one of the 27 leaders who refused to do so.
