Zelenskyy welcomes European leaders’ insistence on Ukraine role at peace talks | Ukraine

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy welcomed a statement that insisted that “the path of peace in Ukraine cannot be decided without Ukraine” before a summit planned between Donald Trump and Vladimir Putin, one of the European allies.

In a joint statement published on Saturday night, the UK, France, Italy, Germany, Poland and Finland leaders, the European Commission President Ursula von Der Leyen, together with Kiev’s peace talks with Russia stressed.

US and Russian presidents are preparing to meet in Alaska on Friday. A White House official said that on Saturday night Trump was open to the inclusion of Zelenskyy in the talks, but for now, the summit is that the duo remained.

Russia said on Sunday. On Saturday, two people were killed and 16 people were injured in the suburbs of a Russian drone Kherson, a Russian drone Ukraine, on Saturday. According to the regional governor, two people died after shooting a Russian drone, Zaporizhzhia.

In their statements, European leaders welcomed Trump’s attempts to end the war, but emphasized that negotiations can only be realized in the context of the reduction of cease -fire or hostility. “An approach that unites active diplomacy, support to Ukraine and oppression to end the illegal wars on the Russian Federation may be successful.”

On Sunday, Zelenskyy wrote about X: “The end of the war should be fair and grateful for peace in Ukraine, which defends the vital security interests of our European countries, to everyone who is with our people and our people.

“Ukraine, President Macron, Prime Minister Meloni, Chancellor Merz, Prime Minister Tusk, Prime Minister Starmer, President Ursula von der leyen and President Stubb value and support for peace for Ukraine.”

In a telegraph article on Saturday, Zelenskyy said that the decisions taken without kiv were “dead decisions” and ”.[would] Never work ”.

British Foreign Minister David Lammy and US Vice President JD Vance, who were on holiday in the UK, held a meeting with Ukrainian and European partners aiming to continue peace in Ukraine on Saturday.

The meeting took place in Chevening, a country mansion, traditionally used by the Minister of Foreign Affairs in Kent. Lammy later released on X: “Britain’s support for Ukraine continues to work for a fair and lasting peace.”

If the Trump-Putin summit continues, a US President will meet the Russian leader for the first time in February 2022 since the full-scale occupation of Ukraine.

The details of a potential agreement have not been explained, but Trump said that the end of the war would include şiir changing some of the regions to the improvement of both regions ,, that is, it may have to give up significant parts of the region of Ukraine.

On Saturday, Zelenskyy emphasized that Ukrainians would not “leave their lands to the invaders”.

A European official confirmed that a counter -practice was made by European representatives at the Chevening meeting, but refused to give details.

According to a report in The Wall Street Journal, the counter proproposal included demands that a ceasefire should take place before other steps were taken, and that any region change should be mutual with firm security guarantees.

Regardless of what was accepted in Chevening, it was not clear, but Zelenskyy called a meeting.

“All our arguments have been heard,” he said to the Ukrainians at the evening address. “For Ukraine, the way of peace should be determined together with Ukraine. [a] Key principle. “