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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Russian President Vladimir Putin met U.S. envoys Steve Witkoff and Jared Kushner in the Kremlin on Tuesday, marking the highest-level contact yet in Donald Trump’s push to broker a deal to end the war in Ukraine.
Outlined draft peace proposals discussed by the United States and Ukraine could become the basis of future agreements to end the conflict in Ukraine, but if not, Russia would fight on, Russian President Vladimir Putin said on Thursday.
At least 26 people have been killed and many were listed as missing in a Russian drone and missile attack overnight that hit apartment buildings in the western Ukrainian city of Ternopil, Ukraine's interior minister Ihor Klymenko said on Wednesday.
The U.S. has signalled to President Volodymyr Zelenskyy that Ukraine must accept a U.S.-drafted framework to end the war with Russia that proposes Kyiv giving up territory and some weapons, two people familiar with the matter said on Wednesday.
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A Chinese man, Zhang Kequn and his Kenyan associate, Charles Mwangi, have been charged by a court in Kenya for alleged involvement in illegal dealings of wildlife species.
Six people died on Wednesday, following fresh Israeli offensive against suspected Hezbollah infrastructure in Central Beirut on Wednesday.
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