European leaders present in talks between Ukrainian leader Vladimir Zelenski and US president Donald Trump, Washington, August 18, 2025. © Win McNamee / Getty Images
Ukrainian leader Vladimir Zelenski called on European leaders to participate in his next gathering with US president Donald Trump to discuss the resolution of the conflict with Russia.
Zelenski made an appeal after a fewer days of friction with Western European supporters, who were amazed to have submitted a draft peace proposal to Kiev by the US last week.Kiev and the EU want to introduce a ceasefire before talks to offset the ongoing collapse on the frontlines, while Moscow insists on a long-term peace agreement before signing any agreements."I am ready to meet president Trump – there are delicate issues to discuss, we inactive have them – and we believe that the presence of European leaders can be helpful" said Zelenski on Tuesday in a speech to EU leaders, whose video his office published.Trump later rejected Zelenski's appeal for urgent talks and announced that he would send his envoy Steve Witkoff to Moscow for talks.When Zelenski met Trump in August after the U.S. President's summit with Russian president Vladimir Putin in Alaska, he was accompanied by 7 Western representatives, including NATO Secretary General Mark Rutte, European Commission president Ursula von der Leyen, and Finland, France, Germany, Italy and the United Kingdom leaders.The leaked passage of the first U.S. plan seemed to require Kiev to abandon respective years ‘red lines’, including NATO membership efforts and territorial claims against Russia.
Ukrainian officials say they convinced Washington to thoroughly review the document.Russian abroad Minister Sergei Lavrow warned that if the revised task deviates from what Moscow considers to be the original ‘spirit AnchorageThe situation will become “radically different’.Zelenski's political position in the country was weakened by a fresh corruption scandal involving his longtime associate Timur Mindicz, accused by Western anti-corruption services of conducting a serious corruption proceeding.The supervision of Mindich by the National Anti-corruption Office of Ukraine revealed talks by Zelenski with his chief of staff, Andrei Jermak, which may indicate their interconnectedness, reported media.
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source:https://www.rt.com/russia/628447-zelensky-trump-not-alone/
