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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
World
Ashifa Kassam European community affairs correspondent

European leaders scrambled to shield Ukraine in high-stakes Trump talks – but did they?

Can a united Europe protect Ukraine from the Putin and Trump peace deal?
Can a united Europe protect Ukraine from the Putin and Trump peace deal? Photograph: Ukrainian Presidential Press Service/Reuters

It was dubbed the “Great European Charm Offensive”.

Hours before Volodymyr Zelenskyy headed to Washington for a Monday meeting with Donald Trump, announcements came pouring in from across Europe, making it clear that the president of Ukraine would not be going alone.

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