BERLIN/KYIV, Aug 13 (Reuters) - President Volodymyr Zelenskyy visited Berlin on Wednesday for a German-hosted virtual meeting with Donald Trump and European leaders, two days before the U.S. president meets Russian President Vladimir Putin in Alaska.
Europe’s leaders are trying to drive home the perils of selling out Kyiv’s interests at the first U.S.-Russia summit since 2021.
Trump has said the Alaska talks will be a “feel-out” meeting as he pursues a ceasefire in Moscow’s war on Ukraine, having said last week, to consternation in Kyiv and Europe, that any deal would involve “some swapping of territories”.
Zelenskyy shook hands with German Chancellor Friedrich Merz before disappearing into bilateral talks.
The two men will take part in a video conference with the leaders of Finland, France, Britain, Italy, Poland and the European Union at 2 p.m. (1200 GMT). NATO Secretary General Mark Rutte will also attend.
