European leaders will join Volodymyr Zelensky to meet Donald Trump in Washington later today, they said, seeking to shore up Mr Zelensky's position as the US president presses Ukraine to accept a quick peace deal to end Europe's deadliest war in 80 years.
Mr Trump is leaning on Mr Zelensky to strike an agreement after he met Kremlin chief Vladimir Putin in Alaska and emerged more aligned with Russia on seeking a peace deal instead of a ceasefire first.
"If peace is not going to be possible here and this is just going to continue on as a war, people will continue to die by the thousands ... we may unfortunately wind up there, but we don't want to wind up there," Secretary of State Marco Rubio said in an interview with CBS' "Face the Nation."
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Trump later added: "Big day at the White House tomorrow. Never had so many European Leaders at one time. My great honor to host them!!!"
ReplyDeleteThe United States expects Ukraine to become a large supplier of military equipment to European countries as they increase their defense spending, US Ambassador to NATO Matt Whitaker said in an interview with Fox News.
ReplyDelete"They [Ukraine] are certainly going to be large provider of military equipment to Europe, as they [European countries] spend the 5% they all agreed to," Whitaker said.
According to him, it is already necessary to think about what Ukraine's economy will look like. He noted that, in addition to the defense sector, Ukraine will have to restore its agricultural economy, ports and infrastructure, which will require "a lot of money pouring into Ukraine primarily from Europe."