European leaders support Zelenskyy’s push to attend the Trump-Putin Alaska summit amid fears Ukraine could be excluded from peace negotiations.
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PresidentDonaldTrump’sweekwillculminateinahigh-stakessummitwithRussianPresidentVladimirPutininAlaska,wherethetwoleadersareexpectedtodiscussthewarinUkraineandthebroaderstateofU.S.–Russiarelationsontheglobalstage.
Thesummit,scheduledforFriday,hasdrawninternationalscrutinyamidconcernsthatWashingtonandMoscowcouldattempttobrokertermsforendingtheconflictwithoutformallyinvolvingUkrainianPresidentVolodymyrZelenskyy,leavinghimonlyatacitroleinnegotiations.
ZELENSKYYTHANKSNATO,EUROPEANLEADERSFORBACKINGHISPUSHTOJOINTRUMP‑PUTINSUMMIT
TrumphaspreviouslysaidthatPutinandZelenskyywereclosetoaceasefiredealbutsignaledthatwar-wearyKyivwouldhavetoconcedesignificantterritory,anoutcomethatUkrainiansandmanyEuropeanalliesoppose.
Russianforcescurrentlyoccupyapproximatelyone-fifthofUkraine’sterritorystretchingfromtheRussianbordertoCrimea—includingregionsvitaltothe
