Pres. Trump and the EU leaders are meeting with the press:
- Have had a very successful day so far.
- Will try to work out trilateral with US, Ukraine, and Russia. Russia agreed to accept security guarantees.
- We will be considering who will do what.
- Optimistic collectively we all reach an agreement to deter aggression on Ukraine.
- We also need to discuss the possible exchanges of territory. If
- All of us would prefer an immediate cease-fire while we work on a lasting peace.
- As of this moment, that has not happened.
- Peace agreement at and is attainable.
- Can be done in the near future.
- Think we will come to resolution today.
- Resolution would probably include security.
- Think that you really would like to do something.
Zelenskyy:
- Spoke about sensitive matters including security guarantees.
- All of us want to finish this more and stop Russia.
- Important that US gives a strong signal on security.
- Trump will try to organize trilateral: Ukraine would be happy if Trump were there.
EU Von der Leyen:
- Security guarantees are so important.
Germany’ Merz:
- Helpful to meet but next steps more complicated.
- We all would like to see a cease-fire
Italy’s Meloni
- If we want peace, we have to do it united
France’s Macron:
- We all support idea of truce
UK Starmer:
- We can make real progress on security guarantees
This article was written by Greg Michalowski at investinglive.com.