Ukraine discusses security and reconstruction with Europe ahead of end-of-war negotiations (comprehensive)

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky visited Europe and engaged in diplomatic warfare ahead of the resumption of trilateral negotiations with the United States and Russia.

President Zelensky held a press conference in Berlin, Germany on the 3rd (local time) and said that Ukraine's security, reconstruction, energy, and Black Sea ceasefire issues will be discussed at the working-level meeting between the three countries on the 10th and 11th of this month, and that he hopes this meeting will lead to a summit meeting.

“We cannot achieve stable peace if Europe is not at the negotiating table,” he said, emphasizing that Europe, which supports his country, should have a say in the end-of-war negotiations.

Regarding the G20 summit to be held in the United States next month, German Chancellor Friedrich Merz said, "Above all, the Ukraine issue must be discussed first, and if it is discussed, the Ukrainian president must also participate," and said that previous discussions excluding Ukraine are unacceptable.

US President Donald Trump invited Russian President Vladimir Putin to the G20. There is speculation that the leaders of the three countries, including Chinese President Xi Jinping, are discussing the Ukraine issue.

Prime Minister Merz said that the summit of the 'Coalition of the Will', a consultative body supporting Ukraine from about 30 Western countries, will be held in Berlin on the 19th, and said, "Now is the time to show that Russia is ready for serious negotiations."

Ukraine plans to hold a high-level meeting with the United States and the European Union (EU) on the 4th ahead of working-level talks with the United States and Russia to be held in Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates (UAE).

According to Reuters, EU Commission Spokesperson Paula Pinho said this to reporters in Brussels, Belgium on this day. Representatives of EU member states France and Germany, the United Kingdom, the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO), and the World Bank (WB) will also participate.

“This meeting will build on the previous meeting held in Miami,” Finho said. This refers to the meeting between U.S. and Ukrainian delegations in Miami on the 9th of last month.

Spokesperson Pinho only confirmed that a national security adviser or other high-ranking official from the EU would attend. Chief of Staff Bjorn Seibert, a close associate of Commission President Ursula von der Leyen, attended the Miami meeting and the Oslo, Norway meeting on the 20th of last month.

In addition, when asked whether U.S. Special Envoy Steve Witkoff would attend, Spokesperson Pinho said he was not aware of any U.S. attendees and added that he had no information on whether Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy would visit Brussels.

An EU official told POLITICO Europe that the meeting will discuss issues related to Ukraine's security, economic support for reconstruction, and Ukraine's future.

NATO spokeswoman Allison Hart also told Xinhua that the meeting will discuss a fair and lasting end to the war in Ukraine.

Special envoy Witkov announced the day before through