Washington – President Trump is set to hold a meeting with Ukrainian President Volodimier Zelanski and European leaders at the White House on Monday. Russia’s war in Ukraine,
Mr. Trump announced a meeting in the beginning of Saturday, after that Summit with Russian President Vladimir Putin In Alaska on Friday. One in Post On Truth Social, the President said that the meeting with Putin was “very well,” stating that the fact was the truth of a phone call with Zelanski and various European leaders.
“President Zelanski will be coming to the Oval Office DC on Monday afternoon,” said Mr. Trump. “If all work, we will schedule a meeting with President Putin.”
European and NATO leader European Commission Chairman Ursula is expected to go to Washington with Zelancesi, including Ursula von Der Leyen, who is expected to go to Washington Said She was joining “President Zelansky’s request”.
Although a long meeting between the US and Russian presidents on Friday failed to produce a ceasefire that Mr. Trump sought, the administration has published a wide peace agreement between Ukraine and Russia to demand a comprehensive peace agreement. The decision to leave the ceasefire was going to the summit with the goals of the US and European colleagues, and some analysts say the shift may give Putin more profit on the conversation table.
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State Secretary Marco Rubio said On Sunday, “face the nation with Margaret brain” that “are going to give concessions to both sides to reach there”.
Rubio said, “We want to air with a peace deal ending this war, so Ukraine can go with the rest of his life and rebuild his country and be convinced that it is never going to happen again,” Rubio said, seeing that doing so will need to give both sides “.
State Secretary, who attended a Friday summit meeting with Putin, indicated that enough progress was made to sit with Zelanceci, “to narrow the gap between the two sides.”
Rubio said that the details of the safety guarantee for Ukraine, the questions of the regions and the issue of reconstruction of the country should still be discussed and “needs some more specificity.”
Meanwhile, us special messenger Steve Witcoff Said CNN’s “State of the Union” on Sunday Putin agreed To allow the US and Europe to give a “game-changing” security guarantee, which also includes a potential arrangement in which the friendly nations provide Ukraine as “Article 5 like Article 5”. Article 5 NATO Charter says the attack on a member nation is considered an attack against all. Putin has opposed Ukraine joining NATO, but a uniform security guarantee outside the coalition structure may assure Kiev that Russia will be stopped from attacking in the future.
Vitkoff said that the administration intends to discuss a possible land swap at Monday’s meeting.
“We are not waiting for a week for a meeting with Zelancesi and European leaders,” said Witcoff. “We are with the intention of trying to take out a peace deal that permanently, very, very quickly ends the fight. Faster than a ceasefire.”
In a social post on Sunday night, Mr. Trump said, “The President of Ukraine can end the war almost immediately with Russia, if he wants, or he can continue to fight. Remember how it started. No one is getting back. Obama was given Crimea (12 years ago, 12 years ago, no one was shot!), And no one is changing in the beginning of the Nato. And was referring to Crimea’s anecdote, while Barack Obama was the President.
But in Your Sunday night post on XZelansky said he reached Washington for talks and stressed, “Russia would have to end the war, which it started itself. And I hope that our joint strength with America, with our European friends, will force Russia to a real peace.”
Prior to Monday’s meeting, Russian attacks on Ukraine continued, a wave of aerial attacks hitting cities across the country, stated by Kiev, Kharkiv, Donetsk, Dniportrovsk, Odess and Sumi, CBS News Partner Network BBC News. Ukrainian officials said a child, a 16 -year -old and five others were killed in a drone attack on a residential area in Kharkiv city overnight.
“Despite all diplomacy and peace efforts, Russia has continued to kill citizens,” Ukraine Foreign Minister Andree Sibiha said in a social media post. “Russia is a deadly war machine that Ukraine is catching back. And it must be stopped through transatlantic unity and pressure. Moscow should stop killing to pursue diplomacy.”
The Russian state media reported that Ukraine had attacked a drone in Donetsk, killing a 62 -year -old woman in the night.
Monday meeting between Mr. Trump and Zelancesi Too A controversial comes after the months of February Oval office meeting JD Vance exposed a serious crack with stress between the two leaders and the vice president Camera disappears As Vance accused Zelansky of ingestion. In recent months, Mr. Trump’s seat shifted as he expressed disappointment with Russia’s ongoing Putin Drone and missile attacksAfter the invasion began in February 2022, Ukraine described such as the biggest attacks.
Haley Oat and Brian Dakss contributed to this report.
