Bloomberg reported on the EU's plans to hold talks with Trump before the summit with Putin

European countries are trying to arrange talks with US President Donald Trump before he meets with Russian leader Vladimir Putin in Alaska on August 15. Bloomberg writes about this on August 10, citing sources.

It is noted that such a proposal followed the active diplomatic contacts that took place this weekend. In particular, on Saturday, January 9, this initiative was discussed at a meeting between US Vice President Jay Dee Vance and British Foreign Minister David Lammy.

On Sunday, August 10, the ambassadors of the European Union (EU) announced the need for a meeting with the American leader. After that, it became known that on Monday, August 11, a meeting of the heads of diplomatic departments of the countries of the videoconference community would be held.

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The head of the EU Diplomatic Service, Kaya Kallas, announced earlier that day that she had called an extraordinary meeting of the EU foreign ministers on August 11 to discuss the upcoming summit of the heads of Russia and the United States on the Ukrainian issue. She stressed that the presidents of Russia and the United States must take into account the interests of Brussels and Kiev during the discussion.

Prior to that, on August 9, the Axios portal reported that representatives of Ukraine, the United States and the European Union were planning to hold a summit to work out a common position before the meeting between Putin and Trump in Alaska. The reason for the preparation of the meeting may be the concern of Ukraine and its NATO allies about Trump's decision to agree to a settlement of the conflict, ignoring the opinion of the EU on this issue.

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