Brief by Shorts91 Newsdesk / 12:10pm on 10 Aug 2025,Sunday International
Leaders of the UK, France, Italy, Germany, Poland, Finland, and the European Commission have declared that any peace talks with Russia must include Ukraine. The joint statement comes ahead of US President Donald Trump’s planned meeting with Russian President Vladimir Putin in Alaska. Trump has floated a possible trilateral summit with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky but, for now, it remains a Trump-Putin meeting. Zelensky warned any deal without Kyiv would be “dead decisions,” rejecting proposals for territorial swaps. European leaders reaffirmed that “international borders must not be changed by force” and pledged continued diplomatic, military, and financial support for Ukraine’s sovereignty. (PC: BBC)
