Gavin Grey: European Correspondent on Europe's leaders moving to discuss Ukrainian security with Donald Trump.

Europe's leaders are rallying together to discuss Ukrainian security with Donald Trump.  

Over the weekend Vladimir Putin met with the US President in Alaska, which concluded without any movement.  

Now, UK Prime Minister Keir Starmer, France's Emmanuel Macron and Ukraine's Volodymyr Zelensky are some of the leaders meeting in Washington tomorrow to continue discussions.   

European Correspondent Gavin Grey told Ryan Bridge their biggest fear will be the press conference being ambushed again, like it was for Zelensky last time.  

He says Europe wants to show solidarity no matter what happens as a result of negotiations with Russia. 

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Episode Transcript

Speaker 1 (00:00):
Half the leaders of Europe are heading to Washington with
Zolensky this for a meeting with Trump over Ukraine. And
Gavin Gray is our UK europe correspondent. What are we
hearing from Zelenski?

Speaker 2 (00:11):
Well at the moment that I think he's pretty pleased
that they are going to be joining him. The fear
I think all of the European leaders have, and President
Zelenski as well, is that in some way the press
conference might be ambushed, as he was ambushed before at
the White House when it led to that really unpleasant
scene of him being criticized for what he was wearing,

(00:32):
being told he didn't have the cards, and really being
male to look very very small in that room. And
I think e'rerope really saying, look, we are there with you.
We're going to show solidarity whatever happens as a result
of these negotiations with Russia. But what's incredible is this
isn't just you know, the European Commission meeting along with
President Zelenski. This is a number of European leaders going.

(00:55):
It's almost quicker to tell you who isn't going, but
it's the UK Prime Minister Sekirstama, the French Resident Emanual
Matt Crant German Chancellor Fredi Merz. There's all sources going
along with the European Commissioned President Ursula Vonderlyine, and I
think they all want to try and show that they
are part of the process. Ukraine is on Europe's border
and they want to try and protect it. The question

(01:16):
is will Vladimir Putin be listening, will Donald Trump be listening,
and what effect will it have on this process?

Speaker 1 (01:23):
Kevin appreciate that. Thanks for the update. That meeting taking
place tomorrow morning. Our time for more from Early Edition
with Ryan Bridge.

Speaker 2 (01:31):
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