A key gathering of European leaders with the president of Ukraine Volodymyr Zelenski and American negotiators began in Berlin on Monday. The gathering is simply a continuation of two-day intensive talks between Ukrainian and American delegations, and the Ukrainian side hopes to scope an agreement on the same day.
The gathering hosted by German Chancellor Friedrich Merz is attended by Prime Minister Donald Tusk, NATO Secretary-General Mark Rutte, president of the European Commission Ursula von der Leyen, French president Emmanuel Macron and Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni. On the American side, the main negotiators Steve Witkoff and Jared Kushner are present.
Telephone with Trump
President Donald Trump is scheduled to connect by telephone with the participants of the gathering on Monday evening, during a dinner. Earlier that day, Trump expressed his satisfaction with the results of the talks he had discussed with the Berlin meeting.
Territorial issues at issue
Territorial issues stay at the heart of the dispute. According to media reports, the US side is exerting force on Ukraine's complete withdrawal from Donbass, which is the main axis of controversy in the ongoing negotiations.
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