Zelensky to meet with Trump
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The US and Russia failed to reach a deal on Friday as Trump says a permanent peace deal, rather than a ceasefire, is the "best way" to end the war in Ukraine.
German Chancellor Friedrich Merz will travel to Washington on Monday together with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky and other European leaders, according to government spokesman Stefan Kornelius.
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky says Russia’s rejection of a ceasefire is “complicating the situation” when it comes to ending the war in Ukraine ahead of his visit to the White House on Monday.
French President Emmanuel Macron and German Chancellor Friedrich Merz will join the PM in hosting the "coalition of the willing".
Western leaders will host a call of the coalition of the willing on Sunday to discuss steps to ending the war in Ukraine.
UK Prime Minister Keir Starmer and German Chancellor Friedrich Merz, co-chairs of the coalition, will be included in the virtual meeting.
The coalition of the willing, the alliance which is planning to police a future peace deal, will meet on Sunday afternoon.
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