00:00Ukraine's President Volodymyr Zelensky urged for European unity on Sunday as he warned of Russia's unwavering anti-European strategy.
00:08The Ukrainian leader made those comments in a joint press conference with European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen in Brussels on Sunday after a bilateral meeting.
00:17Zelensky says Russian President Vladimir Putin has to stop the killings in order for a real peace process to take place.
00:23Commenting on the Russian leader's demands to end the war following his meeting with U.S. President Donald Trump in Alaska on Friday, Zelensky said, quote,
00:33Putin has many demands, we don't know all of them.
00:36Zelensky added that it will take time to go through Putin's demands, suggesting that a pause in fighting on the current front lines is necessary for negotiations to advance.
00:45Von der Leyen further cemented Europe's commitment to Ukraine's peace and stability.
00:49The Commission President stressed that international borders cannot be changed by force and pledged continued EU support to Kyiv for as long as it takes.
00:58It comes on the eve of Zelensky's trip to Washington, where he will be meeting with Trump in the White House.
01:03Von der Leyen and a slew of other European leaders, including Georgia Maloney, Emmanuel Macron, Friedrich Mertz and Keir Starmer,
01:11will be accompanying Zelensky at the Ukrainian leader's request.
01:14After the meeting, Zelensky and von der Leyen connected on a call with Macron, Starmer and Mertz for a virtual meeting of the Coalition of the Willing.
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