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Trump Agrees on Ukraine Red Lines With Europe Before Putin Summit

U.S. leader tells his European peers that he won’t negotiate territorial issues during Friday’s meeting but will seek an immediate cease-fire

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Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky met with German Chancellor Friedrich Merz ahead of the meeting between President Trump and Russian President Vladimir Putin. Photo: Omer Messinger/Getty Images

BERLIN—President Trump agreed with European leaders including Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky to red lines for the coming talks with Russian President Vladimir Putin in Alaska and said he hoped to follow up quickly with a trilateral summit with the two warring leaders.

Trump also threatened Putin with “very severe consequences” if the Russian president refused a cease-fire in their coming meeting.

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