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European leaders met virtually with Zelensky and Merz ahead of Trump\u2019s summit with Putin on Friday
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Donald Trump <\/a>has told European leaders he wants to agree a ceasefire in Ukraine during his crunch talks with Vladimir Putin<\/a> on Friday, Volodymyr Zelensky<\/a> has said. <\/a>
The Ukrainian president was speaking after a virtual meeting with Mr Trump and other European leaders, as Kyiv presses its case on the US president ahead of the landmark meeting on Friday.
Mr Trump supports the idea of a ceasefire with security guarantees for Ukraine and discussed America\u2019s willingness to \u201ctake part\u201d in this, Mr Zelensky said in a press conference alongside German chancellor Friedrich Merz in Berlin.
\u201cAll the partners demonstrated one voice, one desire, and one principle. The same principle and the same vision. This is an important step forward,\u201d he added.
Other world leaders – including coalition of the willing members such as Sir Keir Starmer – also joined the conversation. Sir Keir hosted a meeting of the coalition to update its members on the call with Mr Trump.
Zelensky said Putin has demanded Ukrainian forces withdraw from Donetsk, but vowed Ukraine would \u201cnever leave\u201d the Donbas and warned Putin\u2019s troops could use it as a spring board for a future invasion.
Sir Keir Starmer earlier laid out a number of principles which were agreed during talks between Donald Trump, Volodymyr Zelensky and European leaders on Wednesday.
He laid them out while speaking to members of the coalition of the willinbg, who he was updating after the call with Mr Trump.
The principles, which related to peace negotiations for Ukraine, were as follows:
Us vice president JD Vance, addressing American soldiers at a military base in England on Wednesday, said president Donald Trump told him a short while ago that his mission was to bring peace to Europe again.
“I just talked to him right before I came on the stage, and he said very simply that we are going to make it our mission as an administration to bring peace to Europe once again,” Mr Vance said.
Mr Vance spoke after attending a virtual meeting with Mr Trump, European leaders and Ukraine’s Volodymyr Zelensky. The meeting took place two days before Mr Trump meets Russian president Vladimir Putin in Alaska.
We\u2019re getting some quotes in from Sir Keir Starmer, who is speaking with fellow members of the coalition of the willing countries which are engaged in peacekeeping efforts in Ukraine.
He says that active military peacekeeping plans are \u201cnow ready in a form that can be used if we get to that ceasefire\u201d.
There is now a \u201cviable\u201d chance of achieving a ceasefire in Ukraine thanks to the work of US president Donald Trump, Sir Keir said.
\u201cNow we get to a really important moment which is why we wanted to get the coalition together.
\u201cThis [Trump-Putin] meeting on Friday is hugely important. As I\u2019ve said personally to Mr Trump, we haven\u2019t got anywhere nearer the prospect of a viable solution… and now we do have that chance because of the work the president has put in.\u201d
Sir Keir Starmer told US president Donald Trump and European leaders that support for Ukraine was unwavering and that there should be robust security guarantees as part of any peace deal with Russia.
Here is what No 10 said in a readout of the call between Mr Trump and others on Wednesday:
All leaders agreed this week marks an important moment for the future of Ukraine. They thanked President Trump for his efforts in bringing Putin to the table in pursuit of a ceasefire to end to the ongoing bloodshed.
The Prime Minister was clear that our support for Ukraine is unwavering \u2013 international borders must not be changed by force and Ukraine must have robust and credible security guarantees to defend its territorial integrity as part of any deal.
Europe stands ready to support this and will continue to work alongside President Trump and President Zelensky for a just and lasting peace in Ukraine.
They looked forward to speaking again following the meeting in Alaska on Friday.
The Prime Minister was clear that our support for Ukraine is unwavering – international borders must not be changed by force and Ukraine must have robust and credible security guarantees to defend its territorial integrity as part of any deal.
Russia and the US have discussed the Israeli occupation of the West Bank as a potential model for a future settlement between Moscow and Kyiv, according to a report in The Times. <\/em>
The model would see Russia take military and economic control of occupied eastern Ukraine, imitating Israel\u2019s rule over Palestinian territory which it seized from Jordan in 1967. Ukraine\u2019s borders would not change, just as the West Bank\u2019s borders have gone unchanged since Israel\u2019s occupation began 58 years ago.
\u201cIt\u2019ll just be like Israel occupies the West Bank,\u201d a source close to the US national security council told The Times<\/em>. \u201cWith a governor, with an economic situation that goes into Russia, not Ukraine. But it\u2019ll still be Ukraine, because \u2026 Ukraine will never give up its sovereignty. But the reality is it\u2019ll be occupied territory and the model is Palestine.\u201d
Israel\u2019s occupation of Palestinian territories is illegal under international law, the International Court of Justice (ICJ) ruled in an advisory opinion last year.
The plan is believed to be supported by Steve Witkoff, Donald Trump\u2019s envoy to the Middle East, along with his Russian counterparts. The Americans believe the plan could avoid barriers in the Ukrainian constitution which prevent the country ceding territory without an \u2018all-Ukraine\u2019 referendum.
A meeting of the \u2018coalition of the willing\u2019, the group of countries willing to be actively involved in peacekeeping efforts in Ukraine, is currently underway, Sky News<\/em> reports.
It had earlier been reported that British prime minister Sir Keir Starmer would be discussing the talks with Donald Trump with other members who were not involved in today\u2019s virtual meeting earlier today.
We\u2019ll bring you any key lines from the meeting.
Following a virtual summit, Nato secretary-general Mark Rutte said on Wednesday that European leaders, US president Donald Trump, and Ukrainian president Volodymyr Zelensky stand united in their resolve to bring an end to the war against Ukraine.
“The ball is now in Russia\u2019s court,” Mr Rutte also said, adding he appreciated President Trump\u2019s “leadership and close coordination with allies” ahead of his meeting with Russian president Vladimir Putin in Alaska on Friday.
European Commission president Ursula von der Leyen said on Wednesday that Europe, the United States and Nato have strengthened their common ground for Ukraine.
“We have had a very good call,” Ms von der Leyen wrote on X after attending a virtual meeting with US president Donald Trump, European leaders and Ukrainian President Volodomyr Zelensky, intended to shape Trump’s meeting with Russian president Vladimir Putin on Friday.
“Today Europe, the US and Nato have strengthened the common ground for Ukraine,” Ms von der Leyen said, adding that “we will remain in close coordination. Nobody wants peace more than us, a just and lasting peace.”
Here are the key takeaways following the meeting between Donald Trump, Volodymyr Zelensky, and European leaders.
The mood appears positive after what Mr Zelensky described as an \u201cimportant step forward\u201d.
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