‘Best one’: Zelenskyy says he had a ‘very good dialog’; European leaders thank Trump

Trump and Zelenskyy pose for a group picture with European leaders earlier than heading for his or her assembly.

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky mentioned he had a “very good conversation” with US President Donald Trump forward of their multilateral assembly with different European leaders.“I think that we had a very good conversation with President Trump,” he mentioned. “We spoke about very sensitive points.”“Maybe the best one will be in the future, but it was really good,” Zelenskyy mentioned. The Ukrainian president indicated that he wish to see President Trump take part in a future assembly with Russian chief Vladimir Putin, if such a assembly takes place. “President Trump will try to organize such a meeting,” Zelensky mentioned of Trump’s push for an additional assembly with Putin. “And he said that he will come or not come, Ukraine will be happy if you [do].”After Trump and Zelenskyy’s assembly, they headed for the assembly with the European leaders. Trump, Zelenskyy and the European leaders stood for a picture contained in the White House.

Who mentioned what on the assembly with European leaders

Keir Starmer: British Prime Minister Keir Starmer mentioned Monday’s assembly with US President Donald Trump might be a “historic step” for Ukraine and Europe’s safety. I believe we might take a actually essential step ahead at this time, a historic step truly might come out of this assembly by way of safety for Ukraine and safety in Europe,” Starmer mentioned. Alexander Stubb: Finnish President Alexander Stubb praised US President Donald Trump for the progress made in talks to resolve Russia’s war in Ukraine. “I think in the past two weeks, we’ve probably had more progress in ending this war than we have in the past three and a half years,” he said today, pointing to the symbolic nature of the leaders gathering to discuss security guarantees for Ukraine.Friedrich Merz: German Chancellor Friedrich Merz said the path is open for more serious negotiations to be held on the conflict between Russia and Ukraine. “I can’t imagine that the next meeting will take place without a ceasefire,” he said. “So let’s work on that.”Mark Rutte: “The fact that you have said ‘I am willing to participate in the security guarantees’ is a big step, it’s really a breakthrough, and it makes all the difference. So also thank you for that,” Nato secretary general Mark Rutte said to Trump. Emmanuel Macron: French president Emmanuel Macron said a European leader should be at the table when Trump, Zelenskyy, Putin sit for the next meeting. “I think as a follow up, we would need probably a quadrilateral meeting. Because when we speak about security guarantees, we speak about the whole security of the European continent,” he said.Giorgia Meloni: Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni thanks Trump for Russia’s willingness to talk about ending the war. “I believe it is a vital day, a new section, after three years … [when] we did not see any sort of signal from the Russian facet, that there [is] a willingness for dialogue,” she said. “So one thing is altering. Something has modified.”