Trump says both sides in Ukraine war will need to cede territory
European leaders and Ukrainian President
Volodymyr Zelensky plan to speak to Trump ahead of his
summit with Putin in Alaska on Friday, amid fears Washington may dictate unfavourable peace terms to Ukraine.
Trump also said he will call Zelensky and European leaders 'right after the meeting' with Putin.
Trump has hardened his stance towards Moscow by agreeing to allow additional US weapons to reach
Ukraine and threatening tariffs against buyers of Russian oil, but fears have persisted in Europe that he might agree to a deal that forces big concessions from Kyiv.
'We hope that the upcoming high-level meeting will give an impulse to the normalisation of bilateral relations,' Russia's TASS news agency cited Russian Deputy Foreign Minister Sergei Ryabkov as saying.
European Union foreign policy chief Kaja Kallas said on Monday that 'transatlantic unity, support to Ukraine and pressure on Russia' were needed to end the war and 'prevent future Russian aggression in Europe'.
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