Together with Volodymyr Zelensky in the White House this Monday, August 18, Donald Trump indicates that “we should have a trilateral meeting” with the Russian and Ukrainian presidents “if everything goes well.” “And there will be a good possibility to end the war when we do it,” continued the president of the United States.
“We are going to find a lasting peace,” said the US president, adding that Washington “will be involved” in the future security of Ukraine.
Donald Trump also announced that his country will continue to support Ukraine, also explaining that a high fire is not necessary to stop the conflict. “I don’t think I need a fire. If we look at the six agreements that I have concluded this year, everyone was at war. I did not finish any fire,” said the US leader.
For his part, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky “thanked” his American counterpart “for (his) efforts to end war.” “We must stop Russia,” he urged in the Oval office, arguing a “diplomatic result” to end the conflict.
Emmanuel Macron and other European leaders in Washington
Referring to security guarantees for Ukraine, Volodymyr Zelensky believes that it is necessary first “that the Ukrainian army is strong”, citing issues of weapons, soldiers, training and intelligence. “Then let’s talk about that with our European partners,” he explains.
Several European leaders crossed the Atlantic on Monday to meet with the US president on Monday, such as French president Emmanuel Macron, the president of the European Commission Ursula Von Leyen or the German Chancellor Friedrich Merz.
This meeting occurs three days after the Alaska Summit between the White House and Vladimir Putin tenant. After this meeting, Donald Trump wrote in Truth Social that the Ukrainian president “could end the war with Russia almost immediately if he wanted it.” After his interviews with his Ukrainian counterpart and European leaders, Donald Trump said he will talk to Vladimir Putin, explaining that Kremlin’s master “is waiting.”
Source: BFM TV
