President Volodymyr Zelenskyy held a conversation with European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen, during which he discussed the dialogue with US President Donald Trump and "available diplomatic opportunities."
He reported this on Facebook.
"I spoke with European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen and am very grateful for her support. I informed about our conversation with President Trump, about available diplomatic opportunities. Ukraine seeks a real and honest end to this war, and it is important for us that all of free Europe is with us on this path," the message says.
Zelenskyy thanked von der Leyen for her clear vision that a united Europe should participate in all processes related to Ukraine.
"We are already in accession negotiations, and Ukraine will be part of the European Union," Zelenskyy emphasized.
The President of Ukraine stressed that the European Union will be of great importance for the reconstruction of Ukraine after the war, and called it one of the largest economic projects for all of Europe in a decade.
It should be noted that earlier, European Commission representative Arianna Podesta reported during a briefing that the role of the European Union in the negotiations against the backdrop of talks about the meeting of Trump, Zelenskyy and putin is currently uncertain: "The format, timing, logistics are completely unclear at the moment. So we will have to see how events develop." She added that the President of the European Commission is in touch.
As the Ukrainian News agency earlier reported, on August 7, US President Donald Trump announced that his personal meeting with russian dictator vladimir putin may take place in the near future.
At the same time, the White House stated that the initiative for the meeting between russian president vladimir putin and US President Donald Trump came from the russian side.
However, on August 7, putin mentioned the United Arab Emirates as a possible location for a meeting with Trump.
Meanwhile, a White House official told the New York Post that Trump would meet with russian leader vladimir putin only if putin also meets with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy.
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