, and teh Ukrainian president Volodimir Zelenski to inform them about today’s meeting. Ultimately, the decision depends on them,” Trump said.
Some European leaders, such as German Chancellor Friedrich Merz – who was accompanied by Zelenski- and the president of France, Emmanuel Macron, communicated with Trump per video call this Wednesday to prepare the meeting.
Putin, meanwhile, asked European leaders not to put “obstacles” in the next negotiations with Washington.
“I hope that the agreement we have reached together helps us to approach that goal and allane the road to peace in Ukraine. We hope that kyiv and the European capitals perceive it constructively and do not put obstacles to the process,” said the Russian president.
This first step in the complicated relationship between Washington and Moscow concluded with Putin, which has come out of its international isolation at this summit, speaking a little English: “Next time in Moscow.” “It’s a bit arduous, but we can get it,” Trump snapped.
JC / GS (AFP, EFE, Reuters)
