Zelensky’s Chief of Staff Andrii Yermak and US Secretary of State Marco Rubio met on Friday to discuss possible guarantees. European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen said in a statement:As Ukraine celebrates its 34th Independence Day, the EU sends a clear message: our solidarity with Ukraine is unwavering. At a press appearance, Trump said he was unhappy about Russia’s strike on an American electronics manufacturer in western Ukraine on Wednesday. But I was sent one, and I thought you would like to see it, it’s a man named Vladimir Putin, who I believe will be coming, depending on what happens. Alongside NATO Secretary General Mark Rutte in Kyiv, Zelensky noted, “The meeting is one of the components of how to end the war.