Volodymyr Zelenskyy Lays Out Ukraine Ceasefire Terms To Trump

Berlin, August 13 (Reuters) – German Chancellor Friedrich Merz, European leaders in Ukraine in Ukraine with US President Donald Trump on Wednesday, a call to protect the security interests, he said.

European leaders, including Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy, organized a call with Trump in order to influence his meeting with Russian President Vladimir Putin in Alaska on Friday, the first US-Russian summit since 2021.

Merz, Zelenskyy at a joint press conference, “As soon as follow -up meetings are held, we have clearly stated that Ukraine should be on the table,” he said.

“We want the negotiations to move forward with the ceasefire in the beginning.”

Merz, who started the meeting with Trump, said that Ukraine is ready to negotiate about regional issues, but the legally recognition of the Russian occupation is not ready to discuss. ”

Although it does not detail the details of the country, the country will need “solid security guarantees”, he said.

But if there is no movement on the Russian side in Alaska, “Then the US and us Europeans should increase and increase pressure”.

“President Trump is aware of this position and shares to a great extent, Mer said Merz, Merz.

Chancellor, Russia’s full -scale occupation of Ukraine three and a half years ago, all speeches with Putin, each time the Russian is accompanied by a harsh military reaction, he said.

If it happens this time, it will show that the conversations with Putin are neither reliable nor successful.

Merz, “United States now protects the interests of Europe and Ukraine in Ukraine if they are trying to peace, this effort can rely on our full support,” he said.

(Reporting by Thomas Escitt in Berlin; by Sarah Marsh;