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European leaders divided over Trump-Putin summit on Ukraine
The summit between Donald Trump and Vladimir Putin in Alaska has drawn mixed reactions across Europe. While some leaders welcomed the meeting as a potential opening toward peace, others highlighted the lack of concrete results and the continued violence in Ukraine.
Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban, one of the few European leaders close to Moscow, praised the encounter as a turning point. “Today, the world is safer than yesterday,” he declared on social media.
British Prime Minister Keir Starmer also expressed cautious optimism, saying Trump’s efforts bring the end of the war “closer than ever.” However, he stressed that Ukraine’s president Volodymyr Zelensky must be directly involved: “The path to peace cannot be decided without him.”
Others struck a more reserved tone. Danish Prime Minister Mette Frederiksen emphasized that there was neither a ceasefire nor an agreement. “Russia bombed Ukraine throughout the night. For me, this is clear proof that Moscow is not seeking peace,” she said.
French President Emmanuel Macron called for maintaining strong pressure on the Kremlin until a “solid and lasting peace, respectful of Ukraine’s sovereignty” is achieved. He also praised Washington’s readiness to provide security guarantees to Kyiv as part of any future deal.
In a joint statement signed by several European leaders, including Ursula von der Leyen, Macron, Friedrich Merz, and Starmer, the EU reiterated that Russia cannot have a veto over Ukraine’s path to the European Union or NATO. They reaffirmed their commitment to sanctions as long as the war and attacks on civilians continue.