Ukrainian and European flags fly, amid Russia’s attack on Ukraine, in central Kyiv, Ukraine August 11, 2025. REUTERS/Gleb Garanich/File Photo Purchase Licensing Rights , opens new tab

BERLIN, Aug 11 (Reuters) – European leaders will hold a videoconference on Wednesday ahead of one with U.S. President Donald Trump to coordinate negotiations to end the war in Ukraine with Russia’s President Vladimir Putin, a German government spokesperson said on Monday.

The conference calls come ahead of a scheduled meeting between Trump and Putin in Alaska on Friday. Trump has said the parties to the war were close to a deal that could resolve the 3-1/2-year-old conflict.

Trump has said the deal would involve “some swapping of territories to the betterment of both”, suggesting it would require Ukraine to surrender significant parts of its territory, an outcome Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy and his European allies say would only encourage Russian aggression.

The German government spokesperson said Zelenskiy and EU and NATO officials were set to join a virtual meeting hosted by Berlin at 1400 CET (1200 GMT) on Wednesday with the leaders of Germany, Finland, France, Britain, Italy and Poland, the spokesperson said.

They will discuss options to increase pressure on Russia, the sequence of steps in a possible peace process, and the future of the territories occupied by Russia as well as security guarantees for Ukraine, the spokesperson said.

European leaders will then at 1500 CET hold a videoconference with Trump and U.S. Vice President JD Vance.

Finally, the so-called “coalition of the willing”- the group of countries working on plans to support Ukraine in the event of a ceasefire – would meet at 1630 for a meeting hosted by Germany, France and Britain, the spokesperson said.

Our Standards: The Thomson Reuters Trust Principles. , opens new tab

Suggested Topics:

Read Next

An explosion at a U.S. Steel plant near Pittsburgh injured multiple people on Monday, and fire crews could be seen battling flames as heavy smoke rose from the facility, according to CBS News and other local news reports.

Site Index

About Reuters

Stay Informed

Information you can trust

Reuters, the news and media division of Thomson Reuters, is the world’s largest multimedia news provider, reaching billions of people worldwide every day. Reuters provides business, financial, national and international news to professionals via desktop terminals, the world’s media organizations, industry events and directly to consumers.

Read More