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Putin, in power for 25 years, has throughout the conflict accused Ukraine of not being a democracy.
Russia in particular wants measures lifted on state-owned agricultural lender Rosselkhozbank, which was hit in 2022 by EU sanctions removing it from the SWIFT international bank messaging system.
China's rise in all areas of power has been identified for years by the US as its main threat, and was behind Barack Obama's strategic Asia-Pacific pivot.
A senior aide to the Ukrainian leader told AFP the besieged country needed a "serious" contribution from Europe, not just peacekeepers.
US National Security Advisor Mike Waltz said in a Fox News interview that the United States had "some cautious optimism" after Witkoff's visit.
Trump halted military aid and intelligence sharing with Kyiv, but that resumed after the truce proposal was agreed on Tuesday.
"We'll take this offer now to the Russians and we hope they'll say yes to peace. The ball is now in their court”.
The Ukrainian military General Staff said Saturday that 14 clashes were ongoing in the region amid heavy bombardment.
The summit brings all 27 EU leaders together for the first time since the explosive meeting between US and Ukraine presidents.
Macron called Russia a "threat to France and Europe" and said France was "legitimately worried" about the U.S. shifting its position on the Ukraine conflict.
Speaking at the White House, Trump said Zelensky "won't be around very long" without a ceasefire deal with Moscow.
He described Friday's angry public encounter between Trump and Zelensky as "quite an unprecedented event".
"You’re either going to make a deal or we're out," a furious Trump told Zelensky.
Russian forces have pushed further into eastern Ukraine in recent months and have seized back territory in the Kursk region.
The meeting comes just one day after the UN Security Council adopted a US resolution on Ukraine that was supported by Russia.
France and Britain notably could have vetoed the resolution, which merely "implores a swift end to the conflict" without blaming Russia.
In November 2024, his troops fired a previously unknown experimental hypersonic missile called "Oreshnik" against Ukraine.
