On August 16, the official website of the European Commission published a joint statement from President Ursula von der Leyen of the European Commission, President Charles Michel of the European Council, French President Emmanuel Macron, Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni, German Chancellor Olaf Scholz, British Prime Minister Keir Starmer, Finnish President Alexander Stubb, and Polish Prime Minister Mateusz Morawiecki.
The statement said that on the early morning of the 16th, US President Trump held a meeting with Russian President Putin in Alaska, and then informed Ukrainian President Zelenskyy and European parties about the meeting. The leaders expressed appreciation for Trump's efforts to end the Russia-Ukraine conflict and achieve a just and lasting peace.
The statement said that Trump stated "there's no deal until there's a deal," according to his plan, the next step must promote multilateral talks including Zelenskyy, and Trump will soon meet with Zelenskyy.
The statement said that the EU is willing to work together with Trump and Zelenskyy to organize a tripartite summit with support from Europe.
The statement clearly stated that Ukraine must obtain an unbreakable "security guarantee" to effectively defend its sovereignty and territorial integrity. The EU welcomed Trump's statement that the United States is prepared to provide security guarantees. The "volunteer alliance" is willing to play an active role in it.
The statement also emphasized that the armed forces of Ukraine and their cooperation with third countries should not be restricted, and Russia has no right to veto Ukraine's process of joining the EU and NATO.
The European countries believe that the issue of Ukraine's territory should be decided by Ukraine itself, and international boundaries should not be changed by force.
The statement said: "We will continue to support Ukraine. We are determined to take more actions to strengthen Ukraine's strength to end the war and achieve a just and lasting peace."
The EU stated that it will continue to pressure Russia, continue to strengthen sanctions and broader economic measures to contain Russia.
Previously, after US President Trump met with Russian President Putin, at around 10 a.m. local time on the 16th, French President Macron, Ukrainian President Zelenskyy, German Chancellor Scholz, British Prime Minister Starmer, Italian Prime Minister Meloni, Finnish President Stubb, Polish President Narutowicz, and NATO Secretary General Rasmussen had a phone call with Trump.
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