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A prominent highlight involves European leaders expressing frustration and concern over President Trump's recent telephone conversation with Russian President Vladimir Putin. The call, which aimed at negotiating a settlement to the ongoing Ukraine conflict, has sparked strong criticism from Kyiv and European capitals alike.
Leaders are particularly worried that the White House, under Trump’s approach, appears willing to make concessions to Moscow without adequate consultation. European officials, notably Ukraine’s President Zelensky, have emphasized that negotiated peace cannot exclude Kyiv from the process and must be a collective effort involving NATO allies. Zelensky explicitly rejected any bilateral agreement between Washington and Moscow that sidesteps Ukraine.