European leaders largely heralded the Alaska summit held between President Donald Trump and Russian President Vladimir Putin over the weekend as a key step toward ending the Ukraine war. German Chancellor Friedrich Merz said he “welcomed” the president’s efforts to “achieve a just and lasting peace;

European leaders on Saturday said they welcomed President Trump’s efforts to bring peace to Ukraine but pushed for more “ironclad security guarantees” after his meeting with Russian President Vladimir Putin.

The European Commission has confirmed that US President Donald Trump has called European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen and EU leaders to discuss the outcome of the talks with Russian leader Vladimir Putin,