Zelensky, flanked by Europe, heads to Washington as Trump presses for Russia deal

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Kiev: Ukraine’s Wolodmemeer Zelinsky and European leaders will meet with Donald Trump in Washington on Monday to seek a peace agreement that US President Kiev may try to pressure Kiev to accept Moscow’s settlement.

European leaders from Britain, Germany, France, Italy, Finland and NATO hope to climb Zilnski to the coast in an important diplomatic moment in the war, and in February stop the repetition of the bead -based bezew office encounter between Trump and the Ukrainian leader.

The White House said that Trump will first meet Zilinsky at 1:15 pm Eastern Day Light Time (1715 GMT) at the Oval Office and then with all European leaders at 3pm EDT (1900 GMT) at the White House’s eastern room.

After launching a red carpet for Russian President Vladimir Putin in Alaska on Friday, Trump said an agreement should be signed to end the 42 -month long war, killing tens of thousands and displaced millions.

Trump then said about Ukraine, “Russia is a great power, and they are not.”

However, Zillsky has already rejected the outline of Putin’s suggestions at the meeting, including for Ukraine to abandon the remaining region of his eastern Donetsk, in which he currently controls a quarter.

The Ukrainian leader in Brussels said on Sunday, “We need real talks, which means we can start from where we are now the frontline.”

It is further fact that Trump, who was previously in favor of a ceasefire proposal for Kiev’s deep peace talks, supported it, pointing to the support of the reversal and a comprehensive Russian agreement, pointing to it.

“I am grateful to the United States President for this invitation,” Zlinski said on the Telegram messaging app on Sunday. We all want to end this war quickly and reliably. ” “Russia must end this war – this war began. And I hope that our common power with the United States and our European friends will force Russia to real peace.”

Earlier, the outline of Putin’s suggestions by Reuters seems impossible to accept Zilnsky. Ukraine forces have been digging deep into the Donetsk area, whose cities and hills have worked as an important defense zone for Russian attacks.

As part of any peace deal, Kiev guarantees security to stop Russia, which took the Ukraine’s Crimean Peninsula in 2014 and launched a complete attack by re -attacking in 2022.

Fear that he would be out of the conversation after a summit that he was not invited to, European leaders called with Zelinski on Sunday to sign a joint strategy to meet Trump on Monday.

The presence of six allies behind Zilnski can eliminate the painful memories of Zillski’s last Oval Office.

“It is important for the Europeans to respect them: (Trump),” (Trump), in his presence, told Reuters, a Ukrainian Legislative Legislative Legislative Legislative Legislative Legislative Legislature of Zilnsky’s ruling party.

US Secretary of State Marco Rubio, speaking to the CBS, dismissed the idea that European leaders were coming to Washington to protect Zilnski.

“They are not coming here tomorrow to stop Zilnski from threatening,” he said. He is coming here tomorrow because we are working with the Europeans. ” “We invited them to come.”

Relations between Kiev and Washington, which were very close once, have been Rocky since Trump took office in January.

However, Ukraine’s US weapons and intelligence sharing pressure is needed, some of which have no viable alternative, forcing Zilnski and his allies to appease Trump on the subcontinent, even when his statements appear to be against his goals.

Russia is moving slowly on the battlefield, and has pressed its benefits into men and firepower. Putin says he is ready to continue the fight until his military goals are achieved.

Ukraine hopes the changing technical nature of the war and its ability to deliver massive casualties to Moscow will help it, which will be supported by European financial and military aid, even relations with Washington’s collapse.