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European leaders to join Zelensky for Ukraine talks with Trump

Author: AFP Source: News Corp Australia Network:
August 17, 2025 at 08:39
German Chancellor Friedrich Merz and Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky. Picture: Omer Messinger/Getty Images
German Chancellor Friedrich Merz and Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky. Picture: Omer Messinger/Getty Images

European leaders will join Volodymyr Zelensky during his visit to Washington in a bid to put an end to Moscow’s invasion.

European leaders will join Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky during his visit to Washington on Monday seeking an end to Moscow’s invasion, after President Donald Trump dropped his push for a ceasefire following his Alaska summit with Russian leader Vladimir Putin.

Securing a ceasefire in Ukraine, more than three years after the Kremlin ordered the invasion, had been one of Trump’s core demands before the summit, to which Ukraine and its European allies were not invited.

But after a meeting that yielded no clear breakthrough, Trump ruled out an immediate ceasefire in Ukraine – a move that would appear to favour Putin, who has long argued for negotiations on a final peace deal.

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