European Leaders Call for Protection of Ukraine as Trump Set to Meet Putin

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โ€˜We share the conviction that a diplomatic solution must protect Ukraineโ€™s and Europeโ€™s vital security interests,โ€™ the leaders said.

A coalition of European leaders released a joint statement on Aug. 9 welcoming the news of President Donald Trumpโ€™s upcoming meeting with Russian President Vladimir Putin in Alaska, and stressing the need to ensure that European and Ukrainian interests are protected as the two leaders talk about ending the ongoing conflict in Ukraine.

Trump and Putin are scheduled to meet in Alaska on Aug. 15.

The joint statement included French, Italian, German, Polish, British, and Finnish leaders, as well as the president of the European Commission.

โ€œWe share the conviction that a diplomatic solution must protect Ukraineโ€™s and Europeโ€™s vital security interests,โ€ the leaders said, adding that they โ€œagree that these vital interests include the need for robust and credible security guarantees that enable Ukraine to effectively defend its sovereignty and territorial integrity.โ€

They also expressed support for the principle that โ€œinternational borders must not be changed by force.โ€

โ€œThe current line of contact should be the starting point of negotiations,โ€ the statement said.

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said in a statement on Aug. 9 that โ€œthe Ukrainian people deserve peace.โ€

โ€œBut all partners must understand what a dignified peace is,โ€ he said, adding that Ukraine โ€œwill not reward Russia for what it has perpetrated.โ€

On Aug. 10, Zelenskyy said he โ€œvalues and fully supportsโ€ the joint statement by the European leaders.

โ€œThe end of the war must be fair, and I am grateful to everyone who stands with Ukraine and our people today for the sake of peace in Ukraine, which is defending the vital security interests of our European nations,โ€ Zelenskyy wrote on X.

Trump has said a deal could involve โ€œsome swapping of territories to the betterment of bothโ€ parties.

After speaking with Zelenskyy, as well as German Chancellor Friedrich Merz and British Prime Minister Keir Starmer, French President Emmanuel Macron took to X.

โ€œUkraineโ€™s future cannot be decided without the Ukrainians, who have been fighting for their freedom and security for over three years now,โ€ he wrote. โ€œEuropeans will also necessarily be part of the solution, as their own security is at stake.โ€

By T.J. Muscaro

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