EU summit: Trump's threats are welding Europeans and Zelenskyj together - what is in the draft summit declaration

Brussels, Warsaw. In view of new tensions with the US government, the Europeans want to assure Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyj of their solidarity. When the EU heads of state and government meet in Brussels on Thursday and Friday, the aim will therefore also be to reaffirm political and military support for Ukraine. Zelensky is expected on Friday morning to personally take part in discussions with EU heads of government.

The Europeans also want to send a signal against the latest signals from Washington. The background is primarily Trump's threats to relax American sanctions against Russia and to restrict intelligence cooperation with Ukraine. He also called for a change of power in Kyiv. Trump's goal is to dissuade Ukraine from further attacks on Russian refineries.

In a current draft of the summit declaration, which is available to Handelsblatt, the European heads of state and government assure Ukraine of their “full and resolute support” and expressly criticize the agreement between US President Donald Trump and Russian ruler Vladimir Putin on the import of diesel.