KYIV, Ukraine (AP) — European nations rallied behind Ukraine, saying peace in the war-torn nation can’t be resolved without Kyiv, ahead of a planned meeting between U.S. President Donald Trump and Russia’s Vladimir Putin .
Trump had said Friday’s meeting in Alaska with his Russian counterpart was to discuss ending the more than three-year war.
Zelenskyy responded by thanking European allies and wrote on X on Sunday: “The end of the war must be fair, and I am grateful to everyone who stands with Ukraine and our people.”
Trump-Putin meeting spikes worries
Saturday’s statement by top European leaders came after the White House confirmed the U.S president was willing to grant Putin the one-on-one meeting Russia has long pushed for, and suggestions from Trump that a peace deal could inc