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Zelenskiy in Washington, Trump pushes Russia deal

European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen shakes hands with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy in Brussels, Belgium, where he participated in a meeting of European leaders.

Reuters :

Ukraine’s Volodymyr Zelenskiy and European leaders will meet Donald Trump in Washington on Monday to map out a peace deal amid fears the US president could try to pressure Kyiv into accepting a settlement favourable to Moscow.

The leaders of Britain, Germany, France, Italy, Finland, the European Union and NATO hope to shore up Zelenskiy at a crucial diplomatic moment in the war and prevent any repetition of the bad-tempered Oval Office encounter between Trump and Ukraine’s leader in February.

Trump will meet first with Zelenskiy at 1:15 p.m. Eastern Daylight Time in the Oval Office and then with all the European leaders together in the White House’s East Room at 3 p.m. the White House said.

After rolling out the red carpet for Russian President Vladimir Putin in Alaska on Friday, Trump said an agreement should be struck to end the 42-month-long war which has killed tens of thousands and displaced millions.