Small victory for Europeans. After being spectators of the summit in Alaska between Donald Trump and Vladimir Putin, they will go to Washington, this Monday, August 18, with Volodymyr Zelensky. “At the request of President Zelensky, I will participate tomorrow in the meeting with President Trump and other European leaders in the White House”The president of the European Commission Ursula von der Leyen announced this Sunday. French President Emmanuel Macron, German Chancellor Friedrich Merz and Finnish President Alexander Stubb will notably be part of the delegation.
On Saturday August 16, the Ukrainian president announced that he would meet his American counterpart in Washington to discuss the settlement of the conflict in Ukraine. “I am grateful to the invitation. It is important that Europeans are involved at each stage in order to provide reliable security guarantees, alongside the United States ”he had continued. It is now done, because it will be well accompanied by Europeans.
In the meantime, Volodymyr Zelensky is expected in Brussels this Sunday, for a videoconferencing meeting of countries representing the “coalition of volunteers”. Among them are British Prime Minister Keir Starmer, the German chancellor Friedrich Merz and the French president Emmanuel Macron. They will notably prepare for the visit to Washington scheduled for Monday and the next stages of peace discussions in Ukraine.
