U.S. President Donald Trump declared on December 11 that Washington would participate in Saturday’s meeting with European and Ukrainian representatives if there was a genuine opportunity to conclude a peace agreement.
“We will go to a meeting on Saturday in Europe if we think there is a good chance of success, and we don’t want to waste a lot of time,” Trump stated during press remarks.
The president also asserted that Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky is deliberately obstructing diplomatic progress by refusing to support U.S.-led efforts to resolve the conflict.
Earlier in the day, the White House announced plans for a delegation led by special envoy Stephen Witkoff to attend the meeting in Europe. The decision to send representatives will depend on an assessment that negotiations could yield a real peace deal.
