Trump briefs European leaders, Poland’s president, on Putin talks
US President Donald Trump on Saturday informed European leaders, including Poland's President Karol Nawrocki, about his Friday talks with Russian President Vladimir Putin, the European Commission (EC) said.
EC Spokeswoman Arianna Podesta reported that Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky joined the discussion on Saturday, featuring French President Emmanuel Macron, German Chancellor Friedrich Merz, Finnish President Alexander Stubb, UK Prime Minister Keir Starmer and NATO Secretary General Mark Rutte.
According to Marcin Przydacz, head of the Polish President's Office for International Policy, Nawrocki said during the teleconference that it was in Poland's interest for the war between Ukraine and Russia to end on the fairest terms possible for both sides. Przydacz added that Poland considered the Trump-Putin talks "a certain value," although their outcome remains uncertain.
Przydacz also said that the Kremlin must abandon its aggressive neo-imperial policy. "The key decisions on this matter must be taken both in Kyiv and by the politicians in the Kremlin, because it is the Kremlin that must withdraw from its aggressive actions, including hybrid operations that affect Poland."
From the US side, the call was attended by Secretary of State Marco Rubio and the president’s special envoy Steve Witkoff.(PAP)
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