Zelenskyy: Trump supports ceasefire and security guarantees for Ukraine at Putin summit

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(Filip Singer | Getty Images Europe)BERLIN — European leaders met virtually with President Trump today, urging him to press Russian President Vladimir Putin for a ceasefire and security guarantees for Ukraine before any peace talks begin. At a joint press conference with German Chancellor Friedrich Merz in Berlin, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said Trump agreed that Russia must commit to those terms before negotiations start. Merz said Europe, NATO, and Trump were “in broad agreement” on next steps — including rejecting legal recognition of Russian-occupied territory. US President Donald Trump at the Kennedy Center in Washington, DC, US, on Wednesday, Aug. 13, 2025. He is demanding Ukraine withdraw from remaining territory there and abandon plans to join NATO — demands Kyiv calls unconstitutional and unacceptable.