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Trump says US will give Ukraine security guarantees - but Europe will 'take a lot of the burden'
Volodymyr Zelenskyy has said he's ready to meet with Vladimir Putin after Donald Trump said the Russian president had agreed to let Ukraine have security guarantees from its allies.
A meeting between the two men could happen before the end of the month, followed by a trilateral summit which includes their US counterpart. Follow the latest: Trump vows to stop war It comes after Mr Trump hosted the Ukrainian president and a host of other European leaders at the White House on Monday, just days after he met Mr Putin in Alaska last week.
Among those in attendance were Prime Minister Sir Keir Starmer, France's Emmanuel Macron, Italy's Giorgia Meloni, Germany's Friedrich Merz, Finland's Alexander Stubb, as well as NATO Secretary General Mark Rutte and Ursula von der Leyen, the president of the European Commission. Mr Trump said Mr Putin "agreed that Russia would accept security guarantees for Ukraine".
He added: "I think that the European nations are going to take a lot of the burden. We're going to help them, and we're going to make it very secure." 'Article-Five-like' The mention of US involvement in security guarantees was welcomed by the European leaders.
Ms Von der Leyen said it was "good to hear" the nations were working on "Article Five-like security guarantees". NATO's Article Five is the principle that an attack on one member is considered an attack on all of them.
Sir Keir said the guarantees would help ensure a "lasting deal.
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