Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy has spoken with key European partners who are members of the Coalition of the Willing following the meeting with US President Donald Trump.

Source : Zelenskyy at a press briefing following his meeting with US President Donald Trump at the White House, as reported by European Pravda

Details : Zelenskyy noted that the delay in his appearance before the press was due to the fact that after meeting with the US president, he had a telephone conversation with a group of European countries that are Ukraine's strategic partners and with the leadership of the European Union.

Quote : "I had a joint phone call with a group of the main leaders of the Coalition of the Willing. There were both presidents, Ursula von der Leyen and António Costa, from the EU."

Details : He added that Finnish President Alexander Stubb, UK Prime Minister Keir Starmer, Polish Prime Minister Donald Tusk, Norwegian Prime Minister Jonas Gahr Støre, Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni, and NATO Secretary General Mark Rutte, and this may not be an exhaustive list of leaders.

Quote : "One of the topics that we discussed with President Trump was about security guarantees. We want the United States to be a part of security [guarantees]. We count on the leadership of the United States."

Details : He added that he spoke with European partners in particular about air defence issues and support within the framework of the PURL programme, under which European partners provide funds for the transfer of American weapons to Ukraine.

Background : On 17 October, Zelenskyy travelled to the White House at Donald Trump's invitation. This came after two consecutive telephone conversations between the two leaders, and the meeting was planned to discuss extremely sensitive issues. One of the key issues was expected to be the possibility of providing Ukraine with Tomahawk missiles.

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