00:00EU foreign ministers called for transatlantic unity on Monday to support Ukraine and ramp up
00:06pressure on Russia following an emergency meeting ahead of a Trump-Putin summit later this week.
00:12The EU's foreign policy chief, Kaya Callis, said following the meeting that the ministers
00:16expressed support for U.S. President Donald Trump's peace efforts. She also noted that the
00:22bloc is continuing to work on another sanctions package against Moscow and further military
00:27support to Kyiv. The meeting was hastily arranged and took place virtually and also featured Ukraine's
00:33foreign minister Andrei Sabiha. It comes just two days after Trump announced he would meet with
00:38Russia's President Vladimir Putin in Alaska on Friday. Ukraine's President Volodymyr Zelensky
00:44is not expected to join them, though Trump has expressed his desire to chair a trilateral meeting
00:49involving the Ukrainian leader. The upcoming summit has reignited fears in Europe that a peace deal
00:55could happen without their involvement. Trump will join European leaders in a virtual meeting
01:00on Wednesday for talks thought to be focused on the summit with Putin. Brussels stressed that a deal
01:06concerning Ukraine cannot happen without Ukrainian involvement and reiterated their unwavering support
01:12support for Kyiv...
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