Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy holds talks with NATO, EU leaders ahead of talks with Trump, urges them for ‘strong positions’ against Putin
After arriving in Canada, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy held a video conference with NATO and European Union leaders before his important meetings with US President Donald Trump in Florida. During the meeting, he emphasized that strong military and diplomatic positions are essential to stop Putin.
Zelenskyy in video conference with EU and NATO leaders
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy held a video conference with NATO and European Union leaders after arriving in Canada. Important meetings with US President Donald Trump in Florida. Expressing urgency, Zelenskyy emphasized during the call that strong military and diplomatic positions were necessary to “prevent Russian President Vladimir Putin from manipulating and avoiding a real and just end to the war.” He thanked world leaders for their continued support and requested continued and united support for Ukraine.
Zelenskyy calls for major action from European leaders
Zelenskyy wrote in a post on He said the meeting with global leaders focused on Ukraine’s diplomatic efforts and key priorities moving forward.
“During our meeting, we discussed our current progress on the diplomatic track. We discussed the most important priorities together. Ukraine values any support. We will continue our discussion after our meeting with President Trump tomorrow.”
Zelenskyy expressed his gratitude to the leaders for their support. French President Emmanuel Macron, Finnish President Alexander Stubb, German Chancellor Friedrich Merz, Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni, Danish Prime Minister Mette Frederiksen, Polish Prime Minister Donald Tusk, Dutch Prime Minister Dick Schoof, Norwegian Prime Minister Jonas Gahr Støre, Swedish Prime Minister Ulf Kristersson, European Council President Antonio Costa, European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen, NATO Secretary General Mark Rutte and British National Security Advisor Jonathan Powell attended the call.
Immediately after the call, European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen said that the leaders had a meeting regarding Zelenskyy’s meeting with Trump regarding peace talks.
Zelenskyy stopped by Canada and met with Prime Minister Mark Carney. He arrived in Halifax a day before his scheduled meeting with Trump. The visit comes amid one of the worst air strikes on Kiev in recent weeks, killing at least two people and disrupting electricity and heating supplies across much of the Ukrainian capital. After meeting with Carney, Zelenskyy went to X again to thank Canada for its support.
