On 18 August, French President Emmanuel Macron, British Prime Minister Keir Starmer, German Chancellor Friedrich Merz, Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni, Finnish President Alexander Stubb, European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen and NATO Secretary General Mark Rutte met in Washington with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky and US President Donald Trump for a summit on the phrases of a attainable peace settlement in Ukraine. The summit adopted the 15 August assembly between Trump and his Russian counterpart Vladimir Putin in Anchorage, Alaska, the primary results of which was to deliver Putin out of the diplomatic isolation he had been in because the full-scale invasion of Ukraine in February 2022.
Worried that the White House may find yourself aligning with the Kremlin, the Europeans referred to as for a ceasefire previous to any direct talks between Zelensky and Putin, which may start within the coming weeks. The European leaders additionally denounced any territorial concessions imposed by power, in violation of worldwide regulation, and confirmed their intention to keep up the twin risk of recent sanctions and elevated navy support to Ukraine to be able to push the Russian aggressor to barter. They additionally insisted on the implementation of “safety ensures” prone to reassure Kiev and deter Moscow from launching new offensives within the occasion of a cessation of hostilities.
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