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Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy reiterated that there should not be peace talks to end the Russian-Ukraine war now in his fourth year without representation of his country, and also said that Russia should face sanctions if it does not accept an immediate cease-fire, following a virtual meeting Between him, US President Donald Trump and European leaders.
Zelenskyy delivered the message after the call on Wednesday, two days before a summit between Trump and his Russian counterpart Vladimir Putin in Alaska, who is part of Washington’s failure attempts so far to end the war in Ukraine.
Meanwhile, Trump promised to hold trilateral talks with Ukraine and Russia, if the summit on Friday “is fine”.
“I would like to do it immediately,” he said. “We will have a second quick meeting between President Putin and President Zelenskyy and I liked it.”
The rapid developments occurred after Trump met practically Zelenskyy and other European leaders, notably Emmanuel Macron of France and the Keir Starmer of the United Kingdom.
Organized on Friday in a European offer to try to influence Trump’s meeting with Putin, this second call took place after discussions earlier during the day between Zelenskyy, European leaders and the heads of NATO and the European Union.
Trump and European leaders qualified their meeting jointly success, the American president describing him as a “very good call”.
“I’m going to assess a 10. Very friendly,” he said, speaking at a press conference at Kennedy Center.
Trump noted that he would call Zelenskyy and European leaders immediately after meeting Putin.
At a press conference with the German Chancellor Friedrich Merz, Zelenskyy expressed his hope that the Trump-Putin summit would concentrate on an “immediate ceasefire”.
“The sanctions must be in place and must be reinforced if Russia does not accept a cease-fire,” he added.
While the Russian army continues to do Important territorial gains in the eastern Ukrainian province of DonetskZelenskyy told the American president and his European colleagues that Putin “amazed” to continue the peace.
His choice of words, a term commonly used in reference to poker, said Trump saying to Zelenskyy: “You do not have the cards” in the sadly hostile Press conference at the White House on February 28.
“He tries to apply pressure before the meeting in Alaska in all parts of the Ukrainian front,” suggested Zelenskyy. “Russia is trying to show that it can occupy all of Ukraine.”
After Trump’s call, Merz, who described the meeting as “exceptionally constructive”, stressed that Ukraine is willing to negotiate, but noted that “the legal recognition of the Russian occupation is not to be discussed”.
“The principle that borders cannot be modified by force must continue to apply,” said Merz.
“Negotiations must include solid security guarantees for Kyiv,” he added. “The Ukrainian armed forces must be able and remain able to effectively defend the sovereignty of their country. They must also be able to count on Western long -term aid. ”
After the online meeting, France Macron said Trump was looking for a cease-fire in Ukraine at his meeting with Putin on Friday.
The American president would also seek a trilateral meeting with Putin and Zelenskyy in the future, noted the French president.
The Trump-Putin summit in Alaska was a cause of anxiety in kyiv and Europe more widely, after Trump said that Ukraine and Russia should exchange land if a truce should be reached.
Speaking from the United Kingdom on Wednesday, JD Vance, the American vice-president, seemed to try to mistreat fears in Europe.
“I just talked to him (Trump) just before going on stage, and he simply said that we are going to make a mission as a administration to bring peace again to Europe,” said Vance.
Reporting from Berlin, the Pas de Vaessen by Al Jazeera said that there was “some optimism” in Europe that Trump had accepted the meeting on Wednesday.
However, Vaessen noted that European leaders were still “concerned about the fact that everything changes as soon as President Trump is in this room with President Putin, that they know how to be a very lively and very lively negotiator”.
Elsewhere, the Russian Ministry of Foreign Affairs has sought to minimize the relevance of last -minute diplomatic efforts in Europe with Trump, calling them “practically insignificant”.
On the battlefield, Russia claimed to have captured the villages of Suvorovo and Nikanorovka while its gains in Donetsk continue, the Ukrainian authorities emitting evacuation orders for a dozen colonies.
The Kremlin forces carried out their greatest advance of 24 hours in 24 hours in more than a year on Tuesday, according to data from the American Institute for the Study of War.
