00:00As they emerged from talks at the White House with US President Donald Trump and Ukrainian
00:07President Volodymyr Zelenskyy, European leaders were cautiously optimistic about the prospects
00:12for ending Russia's invasion of Ukraine.
00:30While they heaped praise on Trump for his commitment to security guarantees, they also stressed
00:38the importance of putting pressure on Russia.
01:00Leader Chief Mark Rutte told Fox News that US and European leaders were discussing Article
01:155 kind of security guarantees, although details remain vague.
01:19First, we need to have full clarity collectively, US, the Europeans and the others in this coalition
01:24of the willing, on what security guarantees will mean.
01:27And again, it is really a breakthrough that the US will get involved.
01:32And then again, the level of involvement will now be discussed.
01:36European leaders also expressed support for a possible trilateral meeting between Trump,
01:41Zelenskyy and Russian President Vladimir Putin.
01:44They stressed that while they were working towards a just and lasting peace, a temporary
01:49ceasefire ahead of such talks should not be off the table.
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