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The Refugee Foundation: “Ukrainians yearn for the end of war” “We can only hope that conversations will quickly lead to sustainable peace,” writes the refugee Foundation in response to the top. “After 3.5 years of horrors, death and destruction, Ukrainians crave the end of the war.” Attacking on citizens and hospitals are daily reality, the foundation reports. “Nearly 13 million Ukrainians need help urgently, and 5.6 million have fled. There is a large shortage of medical care, shelter and clean drinking water. Humanitarian access is often impeded.” The foundation emphasizes that access to basic supplies should also be guaranteed without approval.
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KYIV demands attack on Drezjba pipeline to Hungary on Ukraine claims the attack on the Drezjba pipeline, an oil pipeline from the Russian region of Tambov. Due to a drone attack, the oil supply from Russia to Hungary stopped on Monday. Foreign press agencies have not been able to verify this claim independently.
The Droezjba pipeline, built in the Soviet time, is the most important oil supplier for Hungary and runs through Belarus and Ukraine. The Ukrainian Foreign Minister Andrii Sybiha said that Hungary should complain to Russia, because Russia, not Ukraine, has started the war.
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Zensky wants to buy billions in American weapons The president suggests that Ukraine buys 90 billion dollars (more than 77 billion euros) in weapons from the United States. After the top, Zensky said that it is a proposal that could contribute to the security guarantees for Ukraine.
The weapons would partly be purchased with European support. Zensky emphasized to reporters that no agreement has yet been concluded. According to the British newspaper The Financial Times, Ukraine would like to purchase at least ten Patriot air defense systems.
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Macron wants to be higher sanctions as negotiations. The French president proposes to increase sanctions on Russia in the event that the negotiations between Russia and Ukraine do not end.
According to Macron, the most important outcome of consultations in the White House is that the Americans want to make a possible contribution to safety guarantees for Ukraine.
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Rutte speaks of ‘very successful day’ NATO chef Rutte calls it a “very successful day” in Washington. “The security guarantees have been discussed. It is a breakthrough that the US wants to interfere with this,” he told Fox News . “More details about those security guarantees will be discussed in the coming days.”
Rutte says that the US and other countries have said that they are against NATO membership for Ukraine. But just like Stubb, he says that an arrangement is being looked at that looks like Article 5 of NATO.
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Zensky calls the outcome of the conversations in Washington “good, normal”. He says that Ukraine is ready for a meeting with Putin, in whatever form. According to him, Russia would have offered in the phone call between Trump and Putin to first have a conversation with Ukraine, and have proposed to organize a trilateral meeting.
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Zensky: “We don’t need a break, but real peace” “We don’t need a break in the war, but real peace,” says Zensky after the conversations. This seems to make the Ukrainian president a twist. Earlier he emphasized that he wants a cease-fire before negotiations can be made. But Trump said he wants to make an agreement immediately.
Zensky also says that Ukraine security guarantees were discussed in the conversations between him, Trump and the European leaders. “I have received an important signal from the US about participation in those security guarantees and assistance with their coordination.”
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Merz and Stubb wonder if Putin would come Merz and Stubb both have expressed their doubts about whether Putin would come if a meeting between him and Zensky was planned. “We just have to see if he is so brave,” said Stubb. Merz also doubted Putin’s “courage”.
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Stubb: ‘Details about security guarantees elaborated next week’ The Finnish president Alexander Stubb is talking about “constructive conversations” in the White House. “We have agreed on security guarantees and have taken steps ahead. The Coalition of the Willing has already worked on security guarantees and will build on them.”
In what way the US will participate in those security guarantees and what that will look like, that is not yet concrete Stubb says. “The details about security guarantees will be worked out next week.” According to him, it is about security guarantees along the lines of Article 5.
Article 5 of NATO stipulates that an attack on a NATO Member State is considered an attack on all Member States.
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Merz thinks that meeting can take place within two weeks, German Chancellor Merz foresees that Putin and Zensky will meet within two weeks. Where that should happen is not yet clear. That says the Chancellor on the basis of the conversation that Trump had with Putin. But as has been said before, the question is whether the US and the Kremlin have conceived that conversation the same.
Merz also says that he is happy with Trumps announcement about possibility of security guarantees for Ukraine. “The whole of Europe has to participate,” said the Chancellor.
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Kremlin more careful about meeting Putin and Zensky Het Kremlin chooses his words about a meeting between Putin and Zensky a little more careful than Trump. According to the Kremlin spokesperson, Putin and Trump “discussed the idea of investigating the possibility of raising the level of the representatives of Moscow and Kyiv in the conversations”.
Trump said he was talking to Putin about the preparations for a meeting between Russia and Ukraine, and then for a possible trilateral top. So the question is what really happens.
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European leaders leave the White House CNN reports that today’s conversations have ended. European leaders would have left the White House by midnight (Dutch time).
President Trump will no longer appear in front of the camera for the rest of the day, says the White House.
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Kremlin confirms telephone conversation with Trump Het Kremlin confirms that Putin and Trump have called each other. The conversation would have lasted for at least forty minutes. In the conversation, the two world leaders talked about direct conversations between Russia and Ukraine, which Putin would also be in favor of.
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Trump Plant encounter between Putin and Zensky Trump writes on Truth Social that he has had a “very good consultation” with Zensky, Rutte and the European leaders. “We discussed the security guarantees for Ukraine that would be arranged by the various European countries, together with the US. Everyone is very pleased with the possibility of peace.”
The US president also called Putin. Trump says he prepares a meeting between Putin and Zensky, followed by a trilateral meeting that will be Trump. It is still unclear how concrete the plans are for.
“This was a very good, first step in this war that has been going on for almost four years,” says Trump.
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World leaders talk through Oval Office The conversations between Trump, Zensky and the European leaders continue in the Oval Office. CNN reports this on the basis of the Zelensky spokesperson and an official of the White House. The earlier conversations were held in the so -called East Room.
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Ukrainian Air Force warns of drones and bombers The Ukrainian air force has just reported that two Russian bombers would have taken off from airports in Russia, possibly to carry out an attack on Ukraine.
A little earlier in the evening, explosions were reported near the centrally located Kremechuk and Kharkiv, in the northeast of the country. The Governor of Sumy, in the east of Ukraine, reports wounded after a Russian drone attack.
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Conversations now really pass, there is now confirmation from the White House that the conversations with the European leaders are over.
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Press agencies Reuters and AFP also report that Trump interrupted his conversations with Zensky and other European leaders to call Putin. Reuters quotes a EU diplomat, while AFP quotes an anonymous source that is involved in the conversations.
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Much uncertainty, conversations seem to go through sources within the Ukrainian delegation now tell BBC News that the conversations between Trump, Zensky and the European leaders will continue. Earlier, the British broadcaster reported on the basis of the same sources that the conversations were ready.
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European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen shows himself to be heard on X during the talks in the White House. “We are here, as allies and friends, for peace in Ukraine and in Europe. This is an important moment while working on strong security guarantees for Ukraine,” she writes.
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Zensky and Trump do talk through sources within the Ukrainian delegation in the White House tell BBC News that Trump and Zensky are still in conversation, “possibly in a different form”. It is unclear what that means exactly.
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Conversations seem to have passed the conversations between Trump, Zensky and European leaders, a source of Ukrainian delegation told BBC News .
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German newspaper: “Trump interrupts conversation to call Putin” According to the German newspaper Bild, Trump would have interrupted the conversation with European leaders to call Putin. That information has not yet been confirmed. The conversation will continue after the phone call, writes the German newspaper.
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Trump: ‘I think Putin wants to close a deal for me’ Trump was heard prior to the conversation with Zensky and the European leaders via a microphone that was already on. The US President told Macron that Putin wants to achieve a solution to the war for him, CNN writes.
“I think he wants to close a deal,” Trump whispered. “I think he wants to close a deal for me, do you understand? No matter how crazy it sounds.”
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Macron argues for four -party consultations in the Ukraine peace process The French President Macron has argued for a four -party top in the peace process for Ukraine. He underlined that also a lot for the European allies of Ukraine in the peace consultation. “Because when we talk about security guarantees, we are talking about the safety of the entire European continent,” said Macron.
The president called the intended three -party consultation with Russia, the US and Ukraine very important. He said that after that a four party top would probably also have to be held. With that he seemed to mean that Europe should also have the chance to talk to.
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Zensky wants to discuss territory and safety with Putin if it comes to a top with Putin, Zensky and possibly Trump, then the Ukrainian president is willing to discuss territory and Ukrainian safety. He says that after his conversation with Trump. Ukraine always calls giving up territory inaccessible, but feels the pressure of the US to make concessions to put an end to the war.
When it comes to Ukrainian safety, it seems that Russia is willing to add water to the wine, according to Trump. Russia has so far opposed the stationing of Western troops in Ukraine and other security guarantees, but that has changed according to the US President.
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The conversations between the European leaders and Trump are now ongoing. After these conversations, the US President immediately calls his Russian counterpart Vladimir Putin. During the public part of the conversations with the European leaders, Trump said he hopes that they will soon be able to realize a trilateral meeting. That is a meeting between Putin, Zensky and Trump.
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That America now wants to contribute to the security guarantees for Ukraine is really a breakthrough according to NATO chef Mark Rutte. He sees a chance of a way out of the war. “That really makes the difference.”
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Zensky called the conversation with Trump the “best conversation” so far. He added that he thinks that better will follow.
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Merz is once again insisting on Armistice The German Chancellor Merz, against Trump, nevertheless insisted on a truce in Ukraine. Trump previously stated to find such a file superfluous, but Merz does not agree with that. “I cannot imagine that the next meeting will take place without a ceasefire,” said Merz. He thereby repeated the position of the European allies of Ukraine. “Let’s work on that and try to put Russia under pressure.”
Trump used to want a file, but after his consultation with Russian President Vladimir Putin in Alaska. He told Merz that he has already solved more armed conflicts without an interim ceasefire.
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During the meeting it was also a lot about exchanging prisoners. “I think you will see that President Putin really wants to do something,” said Trump at the start of the meeting. He predicted a number of “very positive steps” when a trilateral consultation takes place. “I know there are more than a thousand prisoners, and I know they will release them. Maybe they will release them very quickly, with immediate effect, which I love.”
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The public conversations are on it, the leaders are now diving into a conversation behind closed doors.
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Trump also said during the public conversations that we will know in about two weeks if it will work or not. “It is possible that we will not get it done.”
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The Finnish president Alexander Stubb understands that people wonder why Finland is present in these conversations. “But we have a very long border with Russia, and we also have a past with Russia,” he says. “I think we have made more progress in the end of the war in the last two weeks than in the last 3.5 years.”
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Keir Starmer says that the war in Ukraine also plays a role for residents of the United Kingdom. “There is no family or group of people who have not been touched by the war in Ukraine.”
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Emmanuel Macron also gets the floor. “Everyone at this table is in favor of peace.”
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“We’re going to talk about security guarantees. Because how are we going to ensure that it doesn’t happen again? I am very happy that we are finally discussing that today,” says Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni.
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EU boss Ursula von der Leyen emphasizes “as a mother and grandmother” that the focus must be on reducing the children.
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The leaders started the conversations. Everyone speaks one by one.
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NATO chef Mark Rutte is now speaking. “I think if we play this well, we can end it. And we have to end it. It is a terrible war.”
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Trump is going to try to realize a trilateral encounter. “Ukraine would be very happy if Trump is there,” says Zensky.
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“The second point was about the humanitarian part,” he continues. “It is important that we realize a prison exchange. It is so important that the children come back.”
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“We have had good conversations,” says Zensky. “We were talking about sensitive points. The first was security guarantees. We all want to end this war.”
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Trump says he thought it was easier to end this war. “I thought this was one of the easier wars to end, but it turns out to be the most difficult.”
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“We are going to try to realize a meeting with three parties. I think you are going to make a deal,” Trump says about a meeting with Putin to Zensky.
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In his speech, Trump gives all the leaders by, and compliments them all quite extensively.
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Trump gives a short speech before the conversations with the European leaders start. “Thank you for all the beautiful things that took place today. We all work on the same goal: the end of the war in Ukraine.” He also says that Ukraine and Russia will try to work on a trilateral meeting.
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European leaders take a photo with Trump and Zensky the conversation between Trump and Zensky is on it, they spoke to each other for an hour. The European leaders are all going to be ready for a photo moment. The conversations between Trump, Zensky and the European leaders start about not too long.
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It was pretty busy when Zensky arrived in the Oval Office. In the meantime, the Ukrainian president and Trump are talking for almost an hour.
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During the photo and press moment in the Oval Office it was friendly. CNN , among others, notes that Zensky, in the first ten seconds of his statement, already expressed his gratitude to Trump four times. How different was that in February of this year, when the meeting between the presidents turned out to be a public fight. Vice president Vance and Trump thought that Zensky was not grateful enough at the time.
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Trump does not exclude American peacetoups in Ukraine from US President Donald Trump does not rule out the steering of American troops to Ukraine. “We might let you know that later today,” he told a journalist who asked a question about it. “We are going to talk about that, they (European leaders, ed.) Are all involved.” He also said that there will be “a lot of help” in the field of safety, without going into detail.
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Meeting already run out of the original planning is no longer the case, it has ended. According to the official schedule, Trump would greet European leaders at 8.15 pm, but that does not seem feasible. The conversation with Zensky has just started.
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The press moment is done, Volodyymyr Zensky and Donald Trump are now actually diving into the conversations. Vice President Vance is also present.
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Trump calls Putin after the meetings of today, Trump will call Putin. “He expects my phone call after these conversations.” He would have had indirect contact with the Russian president earlier today.
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“Sorry I take the time for this for so long,” Trump tells Zensky while he is talking about other things. It is a striking image, because it is no longer about the war in Ukraine for at least five minutes.
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In the meantime, Trump is talking about a huge number of things that have nothing to do with the war in Ukraine. Suddenly he talks about the situation on the street in Washington, transpersons in sports and voices by post. He talks much more extensively about this than about the arrival of Zensky.
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According to Trump, it is not on it or under it for Ukraine during the consultation with Zensky. “This is not the end of the road.” Trump again emphasizes that if the conversation about a peace agreement with Russia goes well, Zensky and Russian President Putin can come together at the negotiating table.
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Trump says he doesn’t think there will be a ceasefire. “We can work on a deal where we are going for peace while they are still fighting. I would not like them fought, but that is the case.”
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Zensky gets a compliment from a journalist about his suit. He then jokes to this journalist by saying that he is ‘just’ the same suit as the last time. A few months ago, Zensky in The Oval Office was still thrown at the feet that he was not wearing a suit.
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Trump also tells about a letter that Soury Melania Trump sent to Russian President Putin. It was about the children who did not survive the war. “She has seen the same as what you and I have seen, those are terrible images. She also has a child that she loves a lot.”
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Trump also starts briefly about the meeting with the European leaders. “We will soon also meet with a well -represented group. They are all friends of mine and friends of yours. They want to see peace. We are going to create a lasting peace.”
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Trump says the war will end. “We are going to work with Russia and Ukraine and ensure that we are keeping permanent peace. The war will end. When, we don’t know. But he will end. This man (Zensky, ed.) And Vladimir Putin also want the war to be over.”
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With approval, Trump seems to look at what Zensky has attracted. A few months ago, Zensky in The Oval Office was still thrown at the feet that he was not wearing a suit. That is not the case now, but it is well dressed.
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“We are ready for a trilateral meeting,” says Zensky.
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Trump owes Zensky for the arrival of the photo and press moment in the Oval Office. “I think there is a possibility that something will come out. Today is very important for that. Thank you very much for being here,” says Trump as he focuses on Zensky. “If everything goes well today, then we have a trilateral meeting.” That is about a meeting between Trump, Putin and Zensky.
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The first meeting between Trump and Zensky since their fight in February seems to be a lot friendlier than the last time.
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Zelensky also arrived: everyone now inside is he then! The last invite has also arrived with Zensky. It is first time for a photo, and then the conversation between the Ukrainian president and Trump can start.
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Zensky has still not arrived at the White House. The conversation would have already shifted something to 7.15 pm. Then there is a photo moment on the program first, then the conversations begin.
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Only Zensky is currently taking.
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The conversation between Zensky, Trump and Vance starts at 7 p.m. The other European leaders may not be there yet. At 9 p.m. the European leaders have a conversation with Trump, it is not yet clear whether Zensky is also there.
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There is also French President Emmanuel Macron. He is also received by Monica Crowley.
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The images of Zensky that the European leaders meet.
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Shortly before meeting, Zelensky will be heard Zelensky, just before the start of the meeting with Trump. He has just had conversations with European leaders, on the Ukrainian embassy in Washington. According to him, it is especially important that these encounters really lead to results.
“We understand that we cannot expect from Putin that he voluntarily gives up his aggression and new conquest attempts,” the president writes on X. “We have to put an end to the murder parties, and I thank our partners who work on this and ultimately to a reliable and worthy peace.”
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And there is also the German Chancellor Friedrich Merz. We are almost complete in Washington! Only Macron and Zensky are still waiting.
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And there is also Finnish President Alexander Stubb. Only Zensky, Merz and Macron are still missing now.
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The Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni on arrival.
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All leaders are received by Monica Crowley, the Chief of Protocol of the White House.
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We have Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni there! We are still waiting for Zensky, French President Macron, German Chancellor Merz and Finnish President Stubb.
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Rutte, Von der Leyen and Starmer have already arrived in the White House, the rest are already waiting.
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Mark Rutte on arrival at the White House.
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And there is the next! The British Prime Minister Keir Starmer is also inside.
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EU boss Ursula von der Leyen has now also arrived at the White House. The other European leaders are still waiting.
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Rutte arrives at the White House NATO chef Mark Rutte is the first leader to arrive at the White House. He gets out of the car with a big smile, and then walks inside.
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Silence before the storm in Washington … In a few minutes the European leaders are expected at the White House.
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European leaders almost to Witte Huis In about twenty minutes, the arrival of European leaders at the White House is expected. The conversation between Zensky and the European leaders on the Ukrainian embassy must now be on it. They spoke to each other before the encounters with Trump. The conversation between Trump and Zensky will start at 7 p.m., this takes place behind closed doors. Vice President Vance would also be present.
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Ukrainian constitution on changes to territory territorial issues are undoubtedly the subject of conversation tonight. Russia currently occupies one fifth of Ukrainian territory, and the US president has said that “land exchange” and changes in territory are crucial for a possible end to the war. The chance that Ukraine agrees with this is not great. But what does the Ukrainian constitution actually say of that?
According to the Ukrainian constitution, changes to the territory of Ukraine must be regulated via a national referendum. Such a referendum can be initiated through a popular initiative, provided that three million Ukrainians entitled to vote from at least two thirds of the regions collect their signature. Trump has openly criticized Zensky because he said he cannot violate the constitution. “He does have permission to wage war and kill people, while he needs permission for a land exchange. In the end, a land exchange will take place,” said the American president.
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Tomorrow EU will hold video conference about Washington The European Council will hold a video conference tomorrow afternoon to discuss the meetings in Washington, says chairman Antonio Costa. “Together with the US, the EU will continue to work on a sustainable peace that protects the vital security interests of Ukraine and Europe,” writes Costa on X.
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Conversation between Zensky and European leaders is the conversation that Zensky and the European leaders will have in Ukrainian embassy , takes place on the Ukrainian embassy in Washington. At 7 p.m. Zensky speaks with Trump, but for that he still has a conversation with European leaders. In addition to NATO chef Mark Rutte, the European delegation consists of:
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Russian attacks on Ukraine go through, there have been three major Russian air strikes on Ukraine in the last 24 hours. The towns of Kharkiv, Zaporizhzhia and Odesa have been affected. “Last night the Russian attacks on our cities went on,” says Zensky on X. “Among the dead, two children and dozens of people were injured. People just slept when the Russian army attacked the cities.” Earlier, Zensky called it cynical that Russia attacks on the day of consultation.
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Trump lashes out to political opponents Trump has taken social to his political opponents and the media on Truth. According to him, they are too critical of his peace efforts. He writes that even if Russia would surrender, the “fake news media and their democratic partners” still claim that it is a humiliating outcome for him. “They make the current disaster (war in Ukraine, ed.) Only more difficult to solve. Despite all my superficial and jealous critics, I will get it done. I always do that!”
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First meeting between Zensky and Kellogg is the first meeting of today! Zensky has spoken with the American special envoy for Ukraine, Keith Kellogg. They discussed the situation on the battlefield “and our strong diplomatic capacities”. “Russia can only be forced by strength to peace, and President Trump has that power. We have to do everything well to achieve peace,” writes Zensky on X.
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Refugee Foundation: