Future-defining Summit On Ukraine Begins With Preparotry Meetings

All eyes worldwide are connected nan White House, wherever today, August 18, President Donald Trump hosts his Ukrainian counterpart, Volodymyr Zelensky, and respective EU leaders to talk nan early of nan war-torn country.

Zelensky has already held talks pinch US typical envoy Keith Kellogg successful Washington DC, up of what he says will beryllium a “very serious” gathering pinch Trump and European leaders, who are their to support Zelensky, successful a apt effort to debar him being humiliated again by nan US president and his vice president, J.D. Vance, who isolated from criticising harshly for not wearing a suit, accused him of risking World War III.

“Russia tin only beryllium forced into bid done strength, and President Trump has that strength,” Zelensky said successful a post connected societal media, thanking Kellogg for nan meeting. “When bid is discussed for 1 state successful Europe, it intends bid for each of Europe,” nan Ukrainian leader wrote. “We are fresh to proceed moving pinch maximum effort to extremity nan warfare and to guarantee reliable security.” He denounced Russia, saying, “attacks connected our cities continued. Among those killed were 2 children, and dozens of group were wounded. People were simply sleeping erstwhile nan Russian service launched strikes connected nan cities.”

Zelensky meets pinch Finnish president

After gathering pinch Mr. Kellogg, Zelensky began different “preparatory meeting” pinch Finland’s President Alexander Stubb.

According to nan BBC, Keir Starmer has arrived successful Washington, DC. He landed astatine Joint Base Andrews successful Maryland, adjacent nan country’s capital.

The world is anxious to study if Zelensky is prepared to front to Russian President Vladimir Putin’s conditions to extremity nan war, including that he cede Donbas, springiness up attempts to retrieve Crimea and hide his plans to person Ukraine subordinate NATO.

Ukrainian overseas curate rejects bowing to Putin

However, conscionable earlier nan commencement of nan important gathering pinch Trump, Ukrainian Foreign Minister Andriy Sybiha said Kyiv’s position that it will not springiness up territory arsenic portion of immoderate deals pinch Russia remains unchanged.

“As regards expectations from this meeting, it’s further progress, a clearer knowing of nan parameters of early information guarantees, which is highly important, and further activity to bring nearer a trilateral gathering successful nan Zelensky-Putin-Trump format pinch nan imaginable engagement of different allied leaders,” said Mr Sybiha.