U.S. President Donald Trump has described the virtual call with European leaders and Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy as "very friendly" and expressed hope for a follow-up trilateral meeting with Putin and Zelenskyy if the first summit goes well.
The video call on Wednesday was ahead of his upcoming Alaska summit with Russia’s Vladimir Putin to discuss ending the war in Ukraine.
Zelenskyy stressed that “everything concerning Ukraine must be discussed only with Ukraine's participation” and called for a ceasefire with "truly reliable" security guarantees.
French President Emmanuel Macron echoed the importance of Ukraine leading negotiations over its territories, while German Chancellor Friedrich Merz emphasized that "borders cannot be changed by force" and warned that Western support must ensure Kyiv can defend its sovereignty.
British Prime Minister Keir Starmer reaffirmed resolute support for Ukraine.
"The prime minister was clear that our support for Ukraine is unwavering - international borders must not be changed by force and Ukraine must have robust and credible security guarantees to defend its territorial integrity as part of any deal," Starmer's Downing Street office said in a statement.
EU Commission President Ursula von der Leyen said, "Today Europe, the U.S. and NATO have strengthened the common ground for Ukraine... We will remain in close coordination. Nobody wants peace more than us, a just and lasting peace."
EU Council President Antonio Costa also stressed the importance of close coordination for a just and lasting peace.
Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni called for continued U.S.-EU collaboration to ensure Ukraine’s security.
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Yemen's Houthis renewed warning to airlines, airport workers, and travellers against using Saudi airports, saying the warning should be taken seriously and that the kingdom “bore responsibility for failed interceptions”, a day after an attack on Riyadh's international airport that killed 12 people.
One person was killed and nearly a dozen hurt in a new attack Riyadh's international airport on Sunday, Saudi authorities reported, a day after a strike claimed by Yemen's Houthis that killed 13 people and wounded more than 300.
The Houthi movement has escalated their attacks on Saudi Arabia, targeting the airport in Riyadh and other cities, killing more than a dozen people.
Ukraine is ready to stop attacks on Russian oil refineries if Moscow also halts strikes on Ukrainian energy infrastructure, President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said on Sunday.
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The Houthi movement has escalated their attacks on Saudi Arabia, targeting the airport in Riyadh and other cities, killing more than a dozen people.
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said on Monday that Ukraine is ready to respect the energy ceasefire announced by U.S. President Donald Trump, but only if Russia does the same, saying Moscow has already violated the agreement.
China has announced sanctions against Belize’s foreign minister and Paraguay’s communications minister over their countries’ diplomatic ties with Taiwan. The move comes as Beijing continues to pressure the few remaining nations that maintain formal diplomatic relations with Taipei.
North Korea fired multiple ballistic missiles toward the sea off its east coast on Monday, South Korea's military said, marking Pyongyang's fourth launch in a month and following Seoul's recent test of a hypersonic missile.
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