NYT: Trump has invited European leaders to his meeting with Zelenskyy

US President Donald Trump has invited European leaders to a meeting with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy to be held on Monday 18 August at the White House, The New York Times has reported.

Source: European Pravda; The New York Times, citing two senior European officials

Details: The NYT reports that Trump wants to discuss a "peace plan" that involves Ukraine making territorial concessions.

The unnamed officials said that Trump will discuss the plan with Zelenskyy at the White House on Monday 18 August, and that European leaders have been invited to attend.

Decisions regarding its territory are for Ukraine to make, the sources stressed, adding that international borders may not be changed by force.

The officials also added that Trump did not mention any additional sanctions or economic pressure on Russia during his conversation with the European leaders. However, the Europeans emphasised that they will continue to impose sanctions and keep up economic pressure on Russia until the killings stop.

Background:

• According to Bloomberg, Trump has informed European leaders and Zelenskyy that Putin is still demanding that Ukrainian troops withdraw from the entire territory of Donetsk and Luhansk oblasts. In return, Russia will give up its claims to the areas of Zaporizhzhia and Kherson oblasts that it does not currently control, effectively freezing the front line.
• Trump is reported to have told European leaders that Putin wants an immediate "peace deal", not a ceasefire. 

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