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Trump Seeks Trilateral Meeting after Talks with Zelenskiy, EU Leaders: Remarks
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24:13Now PlayingPresident Trump, President Zelenskiy and a slate of key EU leaders speak at a White House meeting to push forward a peace deal between Russia and Ukraine. The leaders reiterated their commitment to peace and President Trump said he was optimistic about a potential trilateral meeting with Zelenskiy and Russian president Putin.
US President Donald Trump and Ukrainian leader Volodymyr Zelenskiy expressed hope their summit with European leaders could result in trilateral talks with Vladimir Putin over ending the Russian leader’s war in Ukraine.
The White House meeting, which included top European leaders, came days after the US president met Putin in Alaska. But while that gathering — which saw Trump say the onus was on Zelenskiy to end the three-year conflict — sparked concern among allies, Monday’s meeting provided Ukraine reason for hope.
Zelenskiy said he was encouraged that the US would participate in security guarantees as part of any peace deal, and signaled that Trump had agreed to a key ask: that discussion of territorial exchanges would be reserved for direct talks with Putin. Trump signaled that he may be able to convince Russia to release as many as a thousand prisoners as a show of good faith. More broadly, the two leaders — who have often struggled to work harmoniously since Trump’s return to power — spent the afternoon praising each other and underscoring the unity between Kyiv and Washington.
“If everything works out well today, we’ll have a trilat,” Trump told reporters during an Oval Office meeting with Zelenskiy. “We’re going to work with everybody, and we’re going to make sure that if there’s peace the peace is going to stay long term.”
Trump said he planned to hold a phone call with Putin following the talks, which also included German Chancellor Friedrich Merz, French President Emmanuel Macron, UK Prime Minister Keir Starmer, Italian PM Giorgia Meloni and European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen. Also attending are individuals Trump has struck a personal rapport with, including NATO Secretary General Mark Rutte and Finnish President Alexander Stubb.
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