Europe allies call Trump not to cope with Putin “without Ukraine”

European allies have gathered behind Ukraine in an updated surge of support, insisting that any peace talks with Russia should include Kiev.

He comes when Donald Trump is preparing to talk with Russian President Vladimir Putin in Alaska on Friday.

“The path to peace in Ukraine cannot be resolved without Ukraine,” said a joint statement issued by the leaders of the United Kingdom, France, Italy, Germany, Poland, Finland and the European Commission.

Concerned that Ukraine would not be invited to his own peace talks, President Volodimir Zelenski said any agreements without Kiev would represent “dead decisions”.

Late Saturday, a White House employee said Trump would be ready to hold a three -way meeting with both Putin and Zelenski – but so far, only the two remained as the Russian leader originally wanted.

Previously, Trump suggested that he could start by meeting only Putin, telling reporters that he had planned to “start with Russia”. But the US President also said he believes we “have a shot”, organizing a three -way meeting with both Putin and Zelenski.

Whether Putin would agree to this, it is not clear-he declined to have several opportunities to make direct conversations, and the two leaders have not met face-to-face since Putin began a full-scale invasion of Ukraine more than three years ago.

Speaking on Friday, Trump also suggested that “there will be some exchanges of territories” so that Moscow and Kiev could reach an agreement – to which Zelenski reacted strongly.

“We will not reward Russia for what it has done,” he told Telegram. “All decisions against us, all decisions without Ukraine, are also solutions to peace.”

“The Russians … still impose the idea of” exchange “in Ukrainian territory for Ukrainian territory, with consequences that guarantee nothing but more convenient positions for the Russians to resume war,” he added challenging.

CBS, the US media partner of the BBC, reported White House is trying to swing on European allies To accept an agreement that includes Russia to take the entire Donbass region in Eastern Ukraine and to preserve the Crimean Peninsula.

Ukraine and European forces, on the other hand, presented their plan to end the Trump War and his senior officials, The Wall Street Journal reportedS It includes requests that each territory be exchanged only in a reciprocal way – so if Ukraine is withdrawn from some regions, Russia must withdraw from others.

European leaders, In his statement published late on Saturday nightHe stressed that “international borders should not change by force.”

“Ukraine has the freedom of choice over their own destiny,” they said, emphasizing that their nations will continue to support Ukraine diplomatic, military and financially.

Leaders also said that the “diplomatic decision” was crucial not only to the protection of Ukraine – but also the security of Europe.

Not only Ukraine is struggling to be part of Alaska’s meeting.

European allies are also worried about the lack of influence on the result of any agreement that Trump can achieve with Putin.

In a post on the X on Saturday, French President Emmanuel Macron expressed concerns about Russia and the United States, excluding European participation.

“Europeans will also necessarily be part of the decision as their own security is at risk,” he writes.

Europe has taken a difficult approach to Moscow – including the imposition of sanctions on Russian entities and the provision of military assistance to Ukraine.

Zelenski said he told Macron on a phone call on Saturday that the key is to make sure that “the Russians cannot mislead anyone again.”

“We all need a real end to war and reliable security foundations for Ukraine and other European nations,” said the Ukrainian leader.

American diplomacy with Europe and Ukraine fell Vice President JD Vance On Saturday, when he visited Britain and had conversations with Foreign Secretary David Lamie, as well as with two of Zelenski’s best helpers.

Thanks to Vance for the discussions, Andry Jermak, the head of the Zelenski office, stressed the need for Ukraine to be included.

“Reliable, lasting peace is only possible with Ukraine at the negotiating table,” he said. “A fire is required – but the front line is not a border.”

The Alaska Summit, the territory that Russia sold in the United States in 1867, will be the first between the stuck US and Russian presidents, as Joe Biden met with Putin in Geneva in June 2021.

Nine months later, Moscow sends troops to Ukraine.

In 2022, the Kremlin declared the annexation of four Ukrainian regions – Donetsk, Lugansk, Proceed and Herson – although there was no complete control over them.

Moscow failed to achieve a decisive breakthrough in its full -scale invasion but occupies Large parts of the eastern territory of UkraineS Meanwhile, the Ukrainian offensives failed to push the Russian forces back.