Three online meetings of Trump, Zelensky and EU leaders: time of negotiations announced
13 August 10:57
The leaders of Europe and Ukraine will speak with US President Donald Trump in an online meeting on Wednesday ahead of his summit with Kremlin dictator Vladimir Putin, trying to convey to him the danger of surrendering Kyiv’s interests in the pursuit of a ceasefire. This was reported by Reuters, according to "Komersant Ukrainian"
In addition to Zelenskyy, the leaders of Germany, Finland, France, the United Kingdom, Italy, Poland, as well as representatives of the European Union and NATO are planning to participate in a video conference with Trump.
According to a German government spokesman, the event is scheduled for August 13 at 12:00 GMT (15:00 Kyiv time). According to him, the meeting will be chaired by German Chancellor Friedrich Merz.
After the discussion, Trump and US Vice President J.D. Vance are expected to hold a separate online meeting with European leaders at 13:00 GMT (16:00 Kyiv time).
Then, at 14:30 GMT (17:30 Kyiv time), an online meeting of the “coalition of the willing” is scheduled.
The unpredictability of how the talks will go has heightened European fears that the US and Russian leaders could make far-reaching decisions and even try to force Ukraine to agree to a bad deal.
“We are now focused on preventing this from happening – working with our American partners and remaining coordinated and united on the European side. There is still a lot of time until Friday,” said one senior Eastern European official.
A source familiar with internal US negotiations suggested that Trump could reach a deal with Putin without Ukraine or Europe.
“A source familiar with internal U.S. discussions said it is possible that Trump will seek to strike a deal directly with Putin without Ukraine or Europe. But the source expressed doubt about this, noting that it could create problems with Kyiv and the EU,” Reuters writes.
What is known about the meeting between Putin and Trump
The meeting between US President Donald Trump and Russian President Vladimir Putin is scheduled for August 15, 2025, and will take place in the US northwestern state of Alaska.
The exact city of the summit has not yet been officially confirmed, but it is likely to be the state’s largest city, Anchorage, or the capital, Juneau. At the same time, the NYT writes that the US Secret Service has booked a six-room house in Anchorage, where Trump and Putin are likely to meet.
Diplomatic consultations between Ukraine and the United States on the eve of the summit are virtually around the clock. Republican Senator Lindsey Graham said that Ukraine and Russia would have to exchange some territories after Kyiv receives security guarantees.
Later, it became known that European leaders and Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy would have a phone conversation with Trump before his meeting with Russian dictator Putin.
This meeting will be Putin’s first face-to-face meeting with the US president since 2021, when he met with Joe Biden in Geneva, Switzerland.
Donald Trump, as the leader of the White House, and Vladimir Putin last held personal talks in 2018 in Helsinki, Finland, and in 2019 they met at the G20 summit in Japan, but in the format of delegations.
Already in his second term, since the beginning of 2025, Trump has spoken to Putin at least three times by phone.
