Zelenskyy and other European leaders to speak with Trump ahead of his Friday summit with Putin

Zelenskyy and other European leaders to speak with Trump ahead of his Friday summit with Putin World Aug 13, 2025 10:44 AM EDT

BERLIN (AP) — Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy on Wednesday arrived in Berlin for talks with the German chancellor and virtual meetings with U.S. President Donald Trump and other European leaders ahead of Friday’s planned summit between Trump and Russian President Vladimir Putin.

German Chancellor Friedrich Merz has convened the virtual meetings in an attempt to make sure European and Ukraine’s leaders are heard ahead of the summit in Alaska, where Trump and Putin are expected to discuss a path toward ending Moscow’s war in Ukraine.

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