European capitals have launched a flurry of diplomatic efforts to maintain pressure on Russia and convince US President Donald Trump’s administration not to walk away from Ukraine peace talks.
Multiple calls and meetings took place on Tuesday between European and Ukrainian leaders and senior security officials following Monday’s phone call between Trump and Vladimir Putin in which the US president signalled he would leave Russia and Ukraine to settle among themselves the terms for ending the war.
President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said late on Monday that it was “crucial for all of us that the United States does not distance itself from the talks and the pursuit of peace, because the only one who benefits from that is Putin”.