Zelenskyy thanks Europe for support for Ukraine in Trump-Putin negotiations

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy On Sunday, thanks European leaders for their support for joining this week’s U.S.-Russia summit as Kiev fears a deal between Washington and Moscow could end the war, but in a way that undermines Ukraine’s sovereignty.

“The end of the war must be fair, and I thank everyone who stands with Ukraine and our people for the sake of peace in Ukraine, which defends the important security interests of our European countries,” Zelenskyy said.

Putin allies warn Titanic efforts are in trouble for Trump summit in Ukraine

Leaders of the United Kingdom, France, Germany, Italy, Poland, Finland and the European Commission said in a joint statement that any diplomatic solution is established between the presidents Donald Trump and the Russian President Vladimir Putin The security interests of Ukraine and Europe must be protected.

“The United States has the right to force Russia to negotiate seriously,” EU foreign policy director Kaja Kallas told Reuters on Sunday, adding: “Any deal between the United States and Russia must have Ukraine and the EU because it is a security issue for Ukraine and Europe as a whole.”

Zelenskyy won’t limit peace deals ahead of Trump summit as trilateral meeting teases

NATO Secretary-General Mark Rutte said the upcoming summit “will be tested with Putin” and would measure the seriousness of Russian leaders to “end this terrible war.”

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy and NATO Secretary-General Mark Rutte met on June 23, 2025 at the NATO summit in The Hague, Netherlands. (Klaudia Radecka/Nurphoto/Getty Images)

Both the White House and the Kremlin acknowledged Zelenskyy’s request to join the talks, although no formal invitation was issued. Trump and Putin It was originally scheduled to meet in Alaska on August 15. If you are going to participate in Zelenskyy, the meeting will mark the first meeting between Putin and Zelenskyy since the beginning of the Moscow War.

Sanctions Russia Act threatens Moscow, allies have 500% tariffs

Trump is Friday Truth Social PostAfter Washington threatened to impose huge tariffs on the Kremlin and its allies.

Trump has previously picked countries like India and China, the largest buyer of discounted crude oil in Russia, to undermine the G7 price cap and weaken the Western influence Sanctions.

In response, bipartisan lawmakers have proposed the Sanctions Russia Act, which would impose 500% tariffs on the core of Russia’s economy, its oil and gas exports, if Moscow continues to resist peace efforts or escalate conflict.

Meanwhile, senior members of Putin’s inner circle warned that multiple countries are working to undermine the upcoming summit between Russian leaders and Trump.

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“There is no doubt that many countries interested in continuing the conflict will work to undermine the planned meeting between President Putin and President Trump,” Russia’s investment envoy Kirill Dmitriev wrote in a telegram post on Saturday.

Although Dmitriev did not name a particular country, he warned that critics of the upcoming talks could undermine the summit through diplomatic actions or media disinformation.