European Leaders, Zelenskiy to Speak With Trump on Wednesday

WATCH: Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy, along with the leaders of France, Germany, the UK, Italy, Poland and Finland, will hold a call with US President Trump and Vice President JD Vance on Wednesday. Tony Halpin reports.Source: Bloomberg

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By Arne Delfs

August 11, 2025 at 1:50 PM UTC

Updated on

August 11, 2025 at 2:15 PM UTC

European leaders and Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy will hold a call with Donald Trump on Wednesday ahead of the US president’s meeting Friday in Alaska with his Russian counterpart Vladimir Putin.

Trump’s vice president, JD Vance, will also join the call, scheduled for 3 p.m. in Berlin, Chancellor Friedrich Merz’s chief spokesman, Stefan Kornelius, said by email. As well as Merz, European leaders due to take part include French President Emmanuel Macron, UK Prime Minister Keir Starmer and the prime ministers of Italy, Poland and Finland, Kornelius added.