Ukraine

NPR - Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy is expected to meet with European leaders in London today as they vie for a role in the peace talks with the U.S. This comes as Trump continues to push Ukraine to accept a U.S.-backed plan to end Russia's war. Ukrainian officials have been calling for changes in the proposal, which they say favors Russia. 

The goal of today’s meeting is for the leaders of Britain, France and Germany to demonstrate that Europe remains very supportive of Ukraine, Mujtaba Rahman, Europe managing director at Eurasia Group, tells NPR’s Lauren Frayer. Last week, the Trump administration released a revised national security strategy that claimed that immigration is leading to “civilizational erasure” in Europe. The document also suggested that the U.S. would support far-right parties in the region. The document was met with praise from the Kremlin, raising concerns in Europe that the Trump administration might be more aligned with Russia than with its European allies in general, Frayer says.