European Leaders Rush to Washington as Trump Pressures Zelenskiy on “Quick Peace Deal”

Europe’s top leaders are racing to Washington to stand beside Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy as he prepares for high-stakes talks with Donald Trump on Monday a meeting that could reshape the future of the war.

The urgency comes after Trump’s summit with Vladimir Putin in Alaska, where the U.S. president signaled he was aligned with Moscow on pushing for a peace deal rather than a ceasefire. Sources say proposals discussed included Russia ceding small pockets of occupied land in exchange for Ukraine surrendering fortified areas of Donbas a compromise Kyiv has long resisted.

Secretary of State Marco Rubio told CBS’ Face the Nation that negotiations were at a “fragile but serious” stage:

“You can’t have a peace agreement unless both sides make concessions. If not, it’s just called surrender. And neither side is going to surrender.”

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Trump fueled the drama with a series of social media posts Sunday, promising “BIG PROGRESS ON RUSSIA” while suggesting that Ukraine’s NATO ambitions and claim to Crimea were off the table.

“No going into NATO by Ukraine. Some things never change!!!” he wrote on Truth Social.

European leaders including Germany’s Friedrich Merz, France’s Emmanuel Macron, Britain’s Keir Starmer, Italy’s Giorgia Meloni, and EU Commission President Ursula von der Leyen said they will join Zelenskiy in Washington. Their aim: to bolster his hand and prevent Trump from cornering Ukraine into a deal it doesn’t want.

A joint communique from London, Paris, and Berlin stressed that “no discussions over territory” can occur without Ukraine’s consent, and pledged to deploy a “reassurance force” once hostilities end to help defend Ukraine’s skies and seas.

Still, Trump’s envoy Steve Witkoff hinted the U.S. had already secured an extraordinary concession from Russia: Article 5–style security guarantees for Ukraine, in exchange for shelving NATO membership. “It’s the first time we’ve ever heard Russians agree to that,” he said.

Zelenskiy, in his own statement on X, insisted Ukraine would not accept deals that redraw borders by force:

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“Everyone agrees that borders must not be changed by force. Security guarantees must deliver real protection on land, in the air, and at sea.”

But behind closed doors, Trump is pressing hard. After his Alaska summit, he reportedly phoned Zelenskiy directly, relaying Putin’s demand that Ukraine cede all of Donetsk in exchange for a frozen frontline. Zelenskiy flatly rejected the idea.

As European leaders descend on Washington, one reality looms: Trump wants a deal fast, Putin sees an opening, and Ukraine is fighting to hold the line not just on the battlefield, but at the negotiating table.

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