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Posted on August 11, 2025
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Add as preferred source on GoogleEuropean leaders meet virtually to discuss Ukraine conflict, aiming to pressure Russia before a call with President Trump.
BERLIN (Reuters) -Germany is convening a virtual meeting of European leaders on Wednesday to discuss how to pressure Russia to end the war in Ukraine ahead of a European call with U.S. President Donald Trump, a government spokesperson said on Monday.
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy and EU and NATO officials are set to join the meeting at 1400 CET (1200 GMT) with the leaders of Germany, Finland, France, Britain, Italy and Poland, the spokesperson said.
The calls come ahead of a scheduled meeting between Trump and Russian President Vladimir Putin on ending the war in Ukraine in Alaska on Friday. Trump has said the parties to the war were close to a deal that could resolve the three-and-a-half-year-old conflict.
(Reporting by Sarah Marsh; editing by Matthias Williams)
The virtual meeting is convened to discuss how to pressure Russia to end the war in Ukraine.
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy, EU and NATO officials, and leaders from Germany, Finland, France, Britain, Italy, and Poland will join the meeting.
The meeting is scheduled for Wednesday at 1400 CET (1200 GMT).
The call with U.S. President Donald Trump is significant as it precedes a scheduled meeting between Trump and Russian President Vladimir Putin regarding the war in Ukraine.
The meeting between Trump and Putin is scheduled to take place in Alaska on Friday.
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