Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy held a video conference with NATO and European Union leaders, after arriving in Canada, ahead of key talks with US President Donald Trump in Florida. He emphasised during the call that strong military and diplomatic positions are essential to stop Putin.
Zelenskyy in a video conference with EU, NATO leaders
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy held a video conference with NATO and European Union leaders, after arriving in Canada, ahead of key talks with US President Donald Trump in Florida. Citing urgency, Zelenskyy emphasised during the call that strong military and diplomatic positions are essential to “prevent Russian President Vladimir Putin from manipulating and evading a real and just finish to the war.” Thanking world leaders for their continued backing, he requested sustained and united support for Ukraine.
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In a post on X, Zelenskyy wrote, “Strong positions are necessaryed both at the front and in diplomacy to prevent Putin from manipulating and evading a real and just finish to the war. The world has sufficient strength to guarantee security and peace.” He stated the call with global leaders focapplyd on Ukraine’s diplomatic efforts and the key priorities shifting forward.
“During our call, we discussed our current progress along the diplomatic track. We went over the most important priorities toobtainher. Ukraine values all of the support. Tomorrow, after the meeting with President Trump, we will continue our discussion.”
Zelenskyy expressed gratitude to leaders for their support. The call was attfinished by French President Emmanuel Macron, Finnish President Alexander Stubb, German Chancellor Friedrich Merz, Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni, Danish Prime Minister Mette Frederiksen, Polish Prime Minister Donald Tusk, Dutch Prime Minister Dick Schoof, Norwegian Prime Minister Jonas Gahr Støre, Swedish Prime Minister Ulf Kristersson, European Council President Antonio Costa, European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen, NATO Secretary General Mark Rutte, and UK National Security Adviser Jonathan Powell.
Immediately after the call, European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen stated that the leaders’ discussion was held on Zelenskyy’s meeting with Trump on peace talks.
Zelenskyy created a stop in Canada, where he met Prime Minister Mark Carney. He arrived in Halifax a day before his scheduled meeting with Trump. The visit came amid one of the heaviest aerial assaults on Kyiv in recent weeks, which left at least two people dead and disrupted electricity and heating supplies across large parts of the Ukrainian capital. After meeting Carney, Zelenskyy again took to X to thank Canada for its support.
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