Ukraine war briefing: European leaders stress protection of Ukrainian interests ahead of Trump-Putin talks

Leaders present counterproposal and urge more pressure on Russia ahead of summit; Zelenskyy rejects idea of giving up land to end the war. What we know on day 1,264See all our Ukraine war coverageEuropean leaders stressed the need to keep pressure on Moscow and protect Ukrainian and European security interests after Donald Trump and Vladimir Putin arranged to meet in Alaska next week. A joint statement from French, Italian, German, Polish, British and Finnish leaders and the president of the Eur...