KYIV: European nations rallied behind Ukraine, saying peace in the war-torn nation can’t be resolved without Kyiv, ahead of a planned meeting between US President Donald Trump and Russia’s Vladimir Putin.
Trump had said Friday’s meeting in Alaska with his Russian counterpart was to discuss ending the more than three-year war.
Zelensky responded by thanking European allies and wrote on X on Sunday: “The end of the war must be fair, and I am grateful to everyone who stands with Ukraine and our people.”
Trump-Putin meeting spikes worries
Saturday’s statement by top European leaders came after the White House confirmed the US president was willing to grant Putin the one-on-one meeting Russia has long pushed for, and suggestions from Trump that a peace deal could include “some swapping of territories.” That raised fears that Kyiv may be pressured into giving up land or accepting other curbs on its sovereignty.
