Ukrainian President Volodimir Zelenski He will meet today at 20:00 Greek time with his American counterpart Donald Trump in the White House, with European leaders and the NATO secretary -general.
Transferring pressure to Kiev, Trump said earlier that Zelensky could end Russia’s war “if he wants it” but ruled out Ukraine’s integration into NATO in the context of a peace agreement. The US president also said Ukraine will not take Crimea back, which was illegally attached to Moscow in 2014.
In the meantime, Trump’s special envoy Steve Whitkov, argued That Russian President Vladimir Putin has agreed to provide “strong” security guarantees to Ukraine, including a possible “article 5” defense agreement. Zelenski described the US security guarantee proposal as “historic”.
Today’s meeting at the White House is likely to prove even more critical for Ukraine’s future than the Alaska Summit between Trump and Putin held in Alaska last Friday.
In the meantime, however, Russian forces continue to advance slowly to the east of Ukraine, while the air raids They have killed at least nine people – including children – during the night.
The program of today’s meeting. In particular, the program is as follows (in time in Greece):
– 19:00: European leaders arrive at the White House
– 20:00: Trump welcomes Zelenski
– 20:15: Bilateral meeting between Trump and Zelenski
– 21:15: Trump welcomes European leaders
– 22:00: Meeting with European leaders
Europe will be attended by French President Emmanuel Macron, German Chancellor Friedrich Mertz, British Prime Minister Kir Starmer, Italian Prime Minister Georgia Meloni and Finnish President Alexander Stu. It will also be the president of the Commission Ursula von der Layen as well as NATO Secretary -General Mark Rutte.
Source :Skai
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