… Zelensky to meet with US president on Monday
By Nkiruka Nnorom
World leaders are reacting to the much-publicised summit between the US president, Donald Trump, and his Russian counterpart, Vladimir Putin, organised at the behest of the US president to negotiate an end to the Russia-Ukraine war in Ukraine.
European Union (EU) leaders spoke in a tough manner, saying Russia cannot veto Ukraine’s path to the EU and the North Atlantic Treaty Organisation (NATO).
As envisaged by Trump, the summit ended without reaching a deal on a ceasefire, a goal Ukraine president, Volodymyr Zelensky, wished for, but saw no possibility of happening
Trump had also doubted the possibility of reaching an agreement with Putin on a ceasefire, describing the meeting as a feel-out summit, meant to bring Putin to the negotiation table.
Announcing the outcome of the meeting, which stretched for hours in a joint press conference, Trump admitted that though they made progress, no deal was reached.
“There were many, many points that we agreed on – most of them, I would say. A couple of big ones that we haven’t quite gotten there, but we’ve made some headway,” Trump said.
“There’s no deal until there’s a deal,” Trump declared.
He hinted that both leaders agreed on territorial concession and a possible US security guarantee for Ukraine.
“Well, I think those are points that we negotiated, and those are points that we largely have agreed on,” Trump said in response to media question without elaborating.
He stressed that Ukraine “has to agree to it,” and Zelensky “Gotta make a deal.”
Zelensky reacts, commends planned trilateral meeting
Meanwhile, taking to X to react to the summit, Ukraine’s Zelensky, who is set to meet with Trump in Washington DC on Monday, said: “We support President Trump’s proposal for a trilateral meeting between Ukraine, the USA, and Russia.
Ukraine emphasises that key issues can be discussed at the level of leaders, and a trilateral format is suitable for this.
“On Monday, I will meet with President Trump in Washington, D.C., to discuss all of the details regarding ending the killing and the war. “It is important that Europeans are involved at every stage to ensure reliable security guarantees together with America. We also discussed positive signals from the American side regarding participation in guaranteeing Ukrain
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