European leaders gather in Berlin as US pushes to end Ukraine conflict

The Guardian - World NewsCenter-LeftEN 4 min read 75% complete by Deborah Cole in BerlinDecember 15, 2025 at 02:51 PM

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European leaders, including Keir Starmer and Emmanuel Macron, are meeting with Volodymyr Zelenskyy in Berlin on Monday, hosted by German Chancellor Friedrich Merz, to show support for Ukraine. This meeting coincides with a US push to end the conflict, led by Donald Trump's envoys Steve Witkoff and Jared Kushner, who held peace talks with Zelenskyy in Berlin. These US efforts have been criticized by some European leaders as being too favorable to Moscow. Zelenskyy has expressed openness to dropping Ukraine's NATO bid in exchange for legally binding security guarantees from the US and other Western nations. The search for peace faces obstacles, particularly regarding control of the Donbas region. Trump has expressed a desire to end the conflict by Christmas.

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