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The European Union leaders appealed on Tuesday to U.S. President Donald Trump to defend their security interests at the key summit with his Russian counterpart, Vladimir Putin, later this week. The Europeans are desperate to exert some influence over a Friday meeting that they have been sidelined.
European Union leaders are unhappy with their exclusion from the Trump-Putin talk. They are now demanding a seat for the Ukrainian President Zelensky to participate in the negotiation. Undeniably, the European Union was caught off guard as they were reasonably sure of their participation as a US ally.
The European Union leaders appealed on Tuesday to U.S. President Donald Trump to defend their security interests at the key summit with his Russian counterpart, Vladimir Putin, later this week. The Europeans are desperate to exert some influence over a Friday meeting that they have been sidelined.
It remains unclear whether Ukraine will take part. Trump has said that he wants to see whether Putin is serious about ending the war, now in its fourth year.
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Trump is on record that Ukraine will have to give up some Russian-held territory. He also said that Russia must accept land swaps, although it remains unclear what Putin might be expected to surrender. Things are still not clear.
