The True Intentions of European Leaders Urging Zelensky to "Go Back to the White House"

UK Prime Minister and Other Leaders Urge Zelensky
"Resume Dialogue with Trump"

“Go back to the White House immediately.”

Reports have emerged that European leaders called Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky immediately after his meeting with U.S. President Donald Trump ended in failure, urging him to “return to the White House.”

The day before, President Trump showed a cold response to President Zelensky, who repeatedly demanded U.S. security guarantees as a condition for a peace agreement. Photo by AFP Yonhap News

Yonhap News Agency reported this on the 2nd, citing the UK Telegraph. After the live-broadcast meeting between President Trump and President Zelensky at the White House on the 28th of last month ended in a heated exchange, UK Prime Minister Keir Starmer called President Zelensky immediately afterward. The purpose was to persuade him to return to the White House and meet President Trump again. Starmer also called President Trump to mediate, but these efforts were in vain.

Mark Rutte, Secretary General of the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO), also urged President Zelensky to reconcile with President Trump. Speaking to the BBC, he said he had spoken with President Zelensky and told him, “You need to find a way to restore your relationship with President Trump.”

Secretary General Rutte added that it was President Trump who supplied Javelin anti-tank missiles to Ukraine in 2019, saying, “I said that we must acknowledge the credit for what Trump did then, what the U.S. has done so far, and what it continues to do.”

Giorgia Meloni, Italian Prime Minister and considered part of the ‘Trump network’ in Europe, immediately proposed holding an emergency summit involving the U.S., Europe, and allied countries. Prime Minister Meloni emphasized, “Above all, the principle of freedom, which our civilization was built upon, must take precedence over power or influence,” adding, “Division benefits no one.”

U.S. President Donald Trump and Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky are meeting at the White House in Washington DC on the 28th of last month. Photo by AFP

The reason European leaders are rushing to pressure President Zelensky to reconcile with President Trump is interpreted as concern that the Atlantic alliance might fracture further following the disastrous bilateral meeting.

The day before, President Trump responded coldly to President Zelensky’s repeated demands for U.S. security guarantees as a condition for a peace agreement. He said, “You are playing cards. You are gambling over World War III.”

European leaders are scheduled to hold talks in London on the 2nd to discuss the situation. A European diplomatic source said the top priority of this summit is “to prevent the alliance from fracturing further.”

Meanwhile, President Zelensky received a warm welcome in the UK on the 1st (local time). Upon arriving in London, Zelensky held talks at 10 Downing Street with the Prime Minister, who promised “full support from the UK,” BBC reported.

Prime Minister Starmer personally came out onto the street outside the official residence to greet Zelensky, shaking his hand with a bright smile and even embracing him warmly. Zelensky wore the same outfit that had sparked controversy during his visit to the White House the previous day due to issues raised by the U.S. side.

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