
European leaders held an online meeting with U.S. President Donald Trump today to talk about the ongoing war in Ukraine. The goal of the meeting was to push Trump to pressure Russian President Vladimir Putin to agree to a ceasefire and provide safety guarantees for Ukraine before any official peace talks could begin.
According to NPR, speaking at a press conference with German Chancellor Friedrich Merz in Berlin, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said he had received promises from President Trump. Zelenskyy stated that Trump agreed with the condition that Russia must first promise a ceasefire and agree to security terms before any peace discussions could start.