
As Donald Trump is about to meet one-on-one with Vladimir Putin on Friday, Ukraine's president has tried together with European leaders to convince his US counterpart that ending Russia's full-scale invasion of Ukraine cannot be discussed without Kyiv in the room.
Volodymyr Zelenskyy came to Berlin on Wednesday to join German Chancellor Merz for video calls in a last-minute bid to ensure the US president understands what is at stake for Ukraine and the continent.