European leaders say Ukrainians must 'decide their own future' ahead of Trump-Putin summit. the Russian leader could turn a hastily planned meeting to his advantage.

 

When Trump Meets Putin, Anything Could Happen

The U.S. president is pushing to end the war in Ukraine, but analysts say the Russian leader could turn a hastily planned meeting to his advantage.

President Trump sided with President Vladimir V. Putin of Russia on whether the Kremlin had meddled in the 2016 U.S. election during their meeting in Helsinki in 2018.Credit...Doug Mills/The New York Times

By Michael Crowley

FRANCE 24 English

Leaders from every country in the European Union except Hungary on Tuesday stressed that Ukrainians must have the right to decide their own future ahead of an upcoming summit between US President Donald Trump and his Russian counterpart Vladimir Putin in the US state of Alaska. It remains unclear if Ukraine will be part of the talks.

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European leaders say Ukrainians must 'decide their own future' ahead of Trump-Putin summit