It will be through a video call, with the aim of coordinating strategies prior to meeting with the Russian president.
United States President Donald Trumpwill hold on Wednesday a joint call with European leaders and the Ukrainian president, Volodimir Zelenskiin preparation for your Friday meeting in Alaska With the Russian president, Vladimir Putin. The conversation will be an opportunity to coordinate actions and analyze possible strategies against the war in Ukraine.
The call, scheduled for 15:00 in Berlin, will also have the participation of the vice president of Trump, JD Vance, In addition to European heads of government such as German Chancellor Friedrich Merzthe French president Emmanuel MacronBritish Prime Minister Keir Starmerand the prime ministers of Italy, Poland and Finland.
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Key preparations for the meeting between Trump and Putin
The spokeswoman of the German Chancellor, Stefan Korneliusreported that the main themes will be “New ways to press Russia” and the “eventual preparation peace negotiationsincluding territorial claims and security guarantees ”.
In the context of the conflict, kyiv and its European allies continue to request a High of fire that freeze the current combat lines as the first step for a Durable agreement. However, Russia demands that Ukraine yield the entire east of Donbás and Crimeaannexed in 2014, as a condition for Advance in broader negotiations. Ukraine, meanwhile, said It will not deliver territorywhile European countries reaffirmed their support for Ukrainian sovereignty.
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Despite this firm position, concern about a possible agreement between Trump and Putin that can ignore some of these crucial demands. In that sense, the Secretary General of the NATO, Mark Ruttesaid the territory “It would have to be on the table” along with security guarantees, suggesting that Ukraine could accept losing control of certain areas without giving up their formal sovereignty.
Meanwhile, the European Union He prepares for a new debate, with the Foreign Ministers called to a telephone meeting on Monday to discuss negotiations on war.
Source: Ambito
