The president of the United States, Donald Trump, interrupted the meeting with Volodymyr Zelensky and other European leaders on Monday, August 18 to speak with Russian President Vladimir Putin.
Among the European leaders present at the White House are Emmanuel Macron, Keir Starmer or Ursula von der Leyen.
Early in the day, Donald Trump had indicated that he will be close to Vladimir Putin after having stayed with European leaders, explaining that Kremlin’s teacher “is waiting.” According to the American leader, “Vladimir Putin accepts that Russia accepts security guarantees for Ukraine.”
“And this is one of the central points that we must take into account and we will take it into account in this table,” he said at the beginning of the meeting with European leaders.
Towards a meeting with Vladimir Putin and Volodymyr Zelensky?
A little earlier in the day, Donald Trump said that a “trilateral” meeting with Vladimir Putin and Volodymyr Zelensky will be held “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.
It comes three days later The Summit in Alaska Between the White House tenant and Vladimir Putin. A meeting that had later resulted in any specific announcement. Before that, Donald Trump had requested a meeting between the Russian and Ukrainian presidents “quickly” after the meeting in Alaska.
For his part, Emmanuel Macron went further, advancing the idea of a “quadrilateral” meeting, including Europe. “Because when we talk about security guarantees, the question is that of the European continent as a whole,” argues the Elysée tenant on Monday.
Source: BFM TV
