No Russian veto on Ukraine joining the EU or NATO: European leaders

European leaders, including Macron, Merz, and von der Leyen, asserted that Moscow should not have the power to block Ukraine's potential membership in the European Union or NATO. Following discussions between Trump and Putin, they expressed their ...

By AFP | Aug 16, 2025, 03.53 PM IST

Moscow "cannot have a veto" on whether Ukraine joins the European Union or NATO, European leaders insisted on Saturday after talks between US President Donald Trump and Russia's Vladimir Putin.

A statement, notably signed by French President Emmanuel Macron, German Chancellor Friedrich Merz and European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen, also said the leaders were "ready to work ... towards a trilateral summit with European support" including Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky.

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