Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy was due to hold urgent talks Thursday with leaders and officials from about 30 countries that are supporting Kyiv\u2019s effort to obtain fair terms for an end to the war with Russia.<\/p>\n
The leaders of Germany, Britain and France were among those expected to take part in the meeting of Ukraine’s allies, dubbed the Coalition of the Willing, via video link.<\/p>\n
Zelenskyy indicated the talks were hastily arranged as Kyiv officials scramble to avoid getting boxed in by US President Donald Trump’s demands for a swift settlement. European governments are trying to help steer the peace negotiations because they say their own security is at stake.<\/p>\n
Trump said Wednesday that he and European leaders discussed proposals by phone in \u201cpretty strong terms,\u201d adding that Zelenskyy \u201chas to be realistic\u201d about his country\u2019s position on a peace plan that would cede Ukrainian territory to Russia. He didn’t elaborate.<\/p>\n
German Chancellor Friedrich Merz said Thursday that he, British Prime Minister Keir Starmer and French President Emmanuel Macron suggested to Trump that they finalize the peace proposals together with US officials over the weekend. There may also be talks in Berlin early next week, with or without American officials, he said.<\/p>\n
The main issue to be resolved is \u201cwhat territories and concessions Ukraine is prepared to make,\u201d Merz added.<\/p>\n
\u201cThe work we are doing together remains extremely difficult. There is a very simple reason for this. President Putin is relentlessly continuing his brutal war against the Ukrainian civilian population, and at the same time he is clearly playing for time in the negotiations,\u201d Merz said.<\/p>\n
There are signs that the negotiations are coming to a crossroads. The talks are at \u201ca critical moment,\u201d European leaders said in a statement Wednesday.<\/p>\n
Next week, Ukraine will coordinate with European countries on a bilateral level, Zelenskyy said late Wednesday, and European Union countries are due to hold a regular summit in Brussels at the end of next week.<\/p>\n
Russia has new proposals on security Trump\u2019s latest effort to broker a settlement is taking longer than he wanted. He initially set a hard deadline for Kyiv to accept his peace plan before Thanksgiving. Previous Washington deadlines for reaching a peace deal have also passed without making a breakthrough.<\/p>\n
Russia is also keen to show Trump it is engaging with his peace efforts, hoping to avoid any further US sanctions. Russia\u2019s Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov said Thursday that Russia has relayed to Washington \u201cadditional proposals … concerning collective security guarantees\u201d that Ukraine and Europe say are needed to deter future aggression.<\/p>\n
\u201cWe understand that when discussing security guarantees, we cannot limit ourselves to Ukraine alone,\u201d Lavrov said. He didn\u2019t offer details of the Kremlin’s proposals.<\/p>\n
Putin has framed Europe as an obstacle to a peace settlement, and Lavrov again accused Europe of seeking to prolong the war.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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