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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
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Patrick Wintour Diplomatic editor and Andrew Roth in Washington

EU leaders defend Ukraine’s freedom to decide future ahead of Trump-Putin summit

Ukrainian firefighters extinguish a fire in a house after Russian artillery shelling of the city of Kostiantynivka.
Ukrainian firefighters extinguish a fire in a house after Russian artillery shelling of the city of Kostiantynivka. Photograph: Anadolu/Getty Images

EU leaders made a rallying call to defend Ukraine’s freedom to decide its own future in advance of their virtual summit with Donald Trump – convened to discuss US strategy before the president’s talks with Vladimir Putin on Friday.

With the exception of Hungary, all EU leaders signed a joint statement, with Kaja Kallas, the EU foreign policy chief, also calling for the Ukrainian president, Volodymyr Zelenskyy, to attend the Trump-Putin summit in Alaska on Friday.

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