BRUSSELS:

European leaders said Sunday they would join Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky in talks with US President Donald Trump on Monday, as they try to find a way to end Russia's offensive.

Trump met Russian President Vladimir Putin in Alaska on Friday but the talks failed to yield any breakthrough on a ceasefire — though White House envoy Steve Witkoff said both leaders had agreed to provide "robust security guarantees" to Ukraine.

European Commission chief Ursula von der Leyen hailed the news but Zelensky, speaking alongside her at a news conference in Brussels, rejected the idea of Russia offering his country security guarantees.

"What President Trump said about security guarantees is much more important to me than Putin's thoughts, because Putin will not give any security g

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