Washington, SANA-U.S. President Donald Trump and Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky said Monday they hope White House talks with European leaders will pave the way for trilateral negotiations with Russian President Vladimir Putin to end the war in Ukraine.<\/p>\n
According to Reuters, Trump said the goal was \u201ca direct peace agreement between Russia and Ukraine \u2014 not merely a ceasefire.\u201d He stressed the meeting with Zelensky and European leaders \u201cis not the end of the road\u201d and expressed confidence in reaching a peaceful resolution.<\/p>\n
On security guarantees for Kyiv, Trump said \u201cEurope will serve as the first line of defense.\u201d He described last week\u2019s meeting with Putin in Alaska as \u201cpositive,\u201d adding that \u201cthe war will come to an end, and both the Ukrainian and Russian presidents want that outcome.\u201d<\/p>\n
Zelensky voiced support for Trump\u2019s initiative to pursue a diplomatic settlement and said Ukraine was ready to join a trilateral summit with Trump and Putin. He praised Washington\u2019s efforts to halt the conflict and said elections could be held once peace and security are restored.<\/p>\n
Before meeting Zelensky, Trump wrote on the Truth Social platform urging Ukraine to drop its bid to reclaim Crimea and reconsider its aspiration to join NATO.<\/p>\n
Rana\/Manar Salameh<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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