Three things Europe wants as leaders prepare to meet Trump
US President Donald Trump is going to meet with Russian President Vladimir Putin on his way to Alaska, while he is meeting to end the war in Ukraine in the United States on August 15, 2025.
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London – A few European leaders are on the agenda while attending Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy to meet US leader Donald Trump at Washington DC
The Alaska Summit on Friday expressed his concerns that Trump may have softened his attitude towards the potential sanctions over Russia and that he was forced to agree on a permanent peace agreement instead of the first ceasefire in Ukraine – a more harmonious approach to Moscow’s position.
EU officials remember that Zelenskyy criticized the fire extraction appearance in the Oval Office in February because Trump and Vice President JD Vance have criticized the Ukrainian leader in front of the TV cameras for the US support for US support.
This time EU leaders travel to the US on Monday. The European cohort includes Italian Prime Minister Georgia Meloni and Finnish President Alexander Stubb.
“The aim is mainly to support Zelenskyy,” he told CNBC on Sunday. “The idea is to be sure [Trump] It has the same goals as Europe. “
The same diplomat summarized: “Our main objectives: Security guarantees, stop killing and go for a triple meeting.”
Security guarantees
Ukraine, which was confronted with a scenario for Kiev, which includes the end of the war but has no NATO membership for Kiev, insisted on security guarantees that reduce the possibility of more attacks and invasion of its region.
According to the US special ambassador Steve Witkoff, Putin agreed to allow Europe and the United States to allow it to allow post-war security guarantees that can be defined as a similar protection in the NATO alliance to Ukraine.
An EU official who follows these geopolitical issues but does not want to be named because of the sensitivity of the problem, “Safety guarantees for Ukraine 5 Article-5, but in practice, but unclear what they will require,” he said.
Former US diplomat James Bindengel, who spoke to the European Early Edition of the CNBC on Monday, said that these security guarantees would have the West – but NATO, not NATO, “a cease -fire violations.”
Stop killing
He also wanted Putin to withdraw from Donetsk and Luhansk regions in the east of the country, and that Moscow could freeze the front rows in Kherson and Zaporizhzhia regions in the south.
However, the promise of terminating the war in exchange for regional concessions is a long -standing still for Kiev.
European Commission President Ursula von Der Leyen, “As long as the bloodshed in Ukraine continues, European diplomatic and especially economic pressure on Russia.” He said.
The authority added that the EU will “continue to strengthen sanctions” and develop preparations for the 19th measure package to be put forward in early September.
Trump, Putin and Zelenskyy?
Another purpose that Europe wants to meet on Monday is to provide White House support for a meeting that includes Trump and Putin, but it brings Zelenskyy to the negotiation table.
“These are difficult times, only Ukraine can choose its own destiny,” Von said on Sunday.
Trump talked about a potential summit including Russian and Ukrainian leadership, but has not mentioned such a meeting expectation since the Alaska Summit.
— Emilia Hardie from CNBC contributed to this report.
