Rubio explained the purpose of the visit of European leaders to the United States for the meeting between Trump and Zelensky

European leaders are not going to Washington to "save" Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky from humiliation or avoid an agreement that is unfavorable for Ukraine. This was announced on August 17 by the American Secretary of State Marco Rubio.

"It's not like that. They're not coming here tomorrow to prevent Zelensky from being humiliated," Rubio said in an interview with CBS News.

The Secretary of State believes it is wrong to claim that European leaders are going to the meeting to prevent US President Donald Trump from putting pressure on Zelensky and forcing him to conclude an unfavorable deal. According to him, they will come because they received an invitation from the United States and decided to participate themselves.

The world is not over the years: how the Russian Federation, the USA and the EU propose to resolve the Ukrainian crisis

Moscow and Washington are closer to "necessary solutions," Vladimir Putin said after the summit in Alaska.

Trump will hold a meeting with Zelensky in Washington on August 18 to discuss a peace treaty with Russia. Later, the Spanish newspaper La Vanguardia reported that the American leader could completely stop supporting Ukraine if Zelensky did not accept his terms.

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