GENEVA/BERLIN, Aug 17 (Bernama-Anadolu) — Key European leaders will travel to Washington on Monday to join talks on Ukraine with United States (US) President Donald Trump and Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky, Anadolu Ajansi (AA) reported.
Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni and Finnish President Alexander Stubb are set to attend the meeting.
The German government said the trip will serve as an “information exchange” following Trump‘s recent meeting with Russian President Vladimir Putin in Alaska.
Talks are expected to focus on security guarantees, territorial questions, support for Ukraine’s defence and maintaining sanctions pressure on Russia.
In Helsinki, the Finnish presidency confirmed Stubb’s participation in what it called “a meeting on peace in Ukraine.”
Italian news agency ANSA also confirmed Meloni’s attendance.
International media reported that UK Prime Minister Keir Starmer and NATO Secretary-General Mark Rutte will also join the talks in Washington.
On Friday, Trump and Putin held a three-hour closed-door meeting. Putin said they had reached an “understanding.”
Trump told Fox News afterwards that while progress was made, it was now up to Zelenskyy and European leaders “to get it done.”
“A lot of points were agreed on, there’s not that much, one or two pretty significant items, but I think they can be reached,” Trump said.
“Now, it’s really up to President Zelenskyy to get it done. And I would also say the European nations, they have to get involved a little bit, but it’s up to President Zelenskyy,” he added.
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