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European leaders are warning that President Trump's summit later this week with Russian President Vladimir Putin will not result in a pathway toward peace without involving Ukraine.
NPR's Rob Schmitz reports.
German Chancellor Friedrich Merz told public broadcaster ARD that Putin only acts when he's under pressure,
but that military pressure is not enough.
He said sanctions against Russia would have a bigger impact.
In a video addressed to Ukrainians last night,
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky said Putin only wants to present his meeting with Trump in Alaska as a personal victory and that he has no intention to cease military operations in Ukraine.
On the contrary, he said,
Putin says Zelensky is redeploying Russian troops to prepare a new offensive in the war.
European leaders plan to hold a virtual summit with Trump tomorrow to discuss the pathway to peace in Ukraine.
Rob Schmitz, NPR News.
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