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Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy has thanked European leaders for backing his demand for a seat at the table as Russia and the United States prepare for a summit where Ukraine fears they could seek to dictate terms to it for ending the war.
US President Donald Trump, who for weeks had been threatening new sanctions against Russia for failing to halt the conflict, has announced he will hold a summit with Russian President Vladimir Putin in Alaska on 15 August.
A White House official said over the weekend Trump was open to Zelenskyy attending, but that preparations were underway for a bilateral meeting with Putin.
The Kremlin leader last week ruled out meeting Zelenskyy at this point, saying the conditions for such an encounter were “unfortunately still far” from being met.

Trump mentioned that an agreement might include “some swapping of territories to the betterment of both [sides]”, causing increased concern among Ukrainians about the possibility of being pressured to cede additional land.

Zelenskyy says any decisions taken without Ukraine will be “stillborn” and unworkable.
The leaders of the United Kingdom, France, Germany, Italy, Poland, Finland and the European Commission said in a joint statement any diplomatic solution must protect the vital security interests of Ukraine and Europe.
“The path to peace cannot be decided without Ukraine,” they said, demanding “robust and credible security guarantees” to allow Ukraine to defend its sovereignty and territorial integrity.
“The end of the war must be fair, and I am grateful to everyone who stands with Ukraine and our people today for the sake of peace in Ukraine, which is defending the vital security interests of our European nations,” Zelenskyy said.

A European official said Europe had come up with a counter-proposal to Trump’s, but declined to provide details.

Russian officials accused Europe of trying to thwart Trump’s efforts to end the war.
“The Euro-imbeciles are trying to prevent American efforts to help resolve the Ukrainian conflict,” former Russian president Dmitry Medvedev posted on social media on Sunday.
Russian foreign ministry spokesperson Maria Zakharova said in a statement that the relationship between Ukraine and the European Union resembled “necrophilia”.
Roman Alekhin, a Russian war blogger, said Europe had been reduced to the role of a spectator.
“If Putin and Trump reach an agreement directly, Europe will be faced with a fait accompli. Kyiv — even more so,” he said.
No details of the proposed territorial swap that Trump alluded to have been officially announced.
Russia, which mounted a full-scale invasion of Ukraine in February 2022, holds about a fifth of the country and has claimed the regions of Luhansk, Donetsk, Kherson and Zaporizhzhia, although it controls only about 70 per cent of the last three.

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