European leaders have scrambled to get a seat at the table in Ukraine peace talks after United States President Donald Trump spoke directly to Russian President Vladimir Putin and announced the immediate start of negotiations.
Trump said he had held a “highly productive phone call” on Wednesday and would “probably” meet in person with Putin in the near term. He then briefed Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy on the call but was noncommittal about whether Ukraine would be an equal participant in the negotiations.
