United States President Donald Trump, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky, plus some top European leaders don gather for White House on Monday to begin serious talk to end the Russia-Ukraine war.
Security matter for Kyiv na the main thing wey dem dey discuss, and European leaders dey tell Trump make he strong face Russian President Vladimir Putin to stop future wahala.
Before the closed-door meeting start, the leaders talk say dem dey hopeful say peace fit happen.
Trump talk say the discussion go focus on “who go do wetin” as part of the security plan for Ukraine, and e hint say dem fit reach agreement that same day. He also talk say “possible exchange of territory” dey the table, and he plan to call Putin to arrange meeting between him, Zelensky and Putin.
Inside the Oval Office, Trump tell reporters say chance dey to end the war if that kind meeting happen.
“I feel say if everything go well today, we go get that three-man meeting, and I believe say chance dey to end the war once we do am,” he talk.
Even as he still prefer peace deal, Trump say he support the idea of ceasefire.
“I like ceasefire because e go stop killing people immediately, instead of waiting one or two weeks. We dey work on peace deal, but as dem dey fight, dem go still fight. I wish say dem fit stop. I want make dem stop, but sometimes, e fit be disadvantage for one side,” he talk.
Trump also talk say ceasefire fit give one side chance to rebuild their army, and that one fit make negotiation hard.
Zelensky talk say him and Trump get “very good conversation” earlier that day. He confirm say dem discuss “security and humanitarian matter” and he happy say meeting with Putin fit happen.
“I feel say we get better talk with President Trump,” Zelensky talk. “We touch some sensitive points.”
He thank Trump and US First Lady Melania Trump for the letter wey dem write to Putin about Ukraine children wey dem carry.
When dem ask Zelensky the kind security guarantee Ukraine need, he talk say “everything”; strong army, weapons, people, training, and correct intelligence.
He talk say all this support go depend on big countries like US and their allies.
Zelensky still thank NATO for the new program wey allow member countries buy US weapons for Ukraine. He say, “We dey thankful for this program and the chance wey we get. We dey thankful for Europe – na dem dey pay for am,” and he add say the American-made Patriots dey very important for Ukraine defence. “Nobody for Europe get plenty air defence system like Patriots. We need am well well.”
Trump praise the arrangement too, say US no dey dash anything directly, but dey sell equipment to allies wey dey support Kyiv.
Meanwhile, European leaders don talk their own about the peace matter.
French President Emmanuel Macron talk say one European leader suppose dey any meeting with Putin. He say, “When we dey talk about security guarantee, na the whole Europe security we dey talk.”
NATO Secretary-General Mark Rutte call Trump support for Ukraine security guarantee “breakthrough” and thank am for “breaking the deadlock” and push Putin come table.
German Chancellor Friedrich Merz say make ceasefire happen before dem continue talk, while Finnish President Alexander Stubb call the White House meeting turning point. He talk say, “For the past two weeks, we don get more progress to end this war pass wetin we get for the past three and half years,” and he mention say him country get 800-mile border and history with Russia.
British Prime Minister Keir Starmer talk say Ukraine main European allies don ready to do wetin e take to secure Kyiv future.
