Trump's nod to Europe on a future peace force for Ukraine vastly improves its chances of success
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French President Emmanuel Macron, right, and Antonio Costa, President of the European Council, attend a statement following a video conference on Ukraine at the Fort de Bregancon in Bormes-les-Mimosas, southern France, Wednesday Aug.13, 2025. (Philippe Magoni, Pool via AP)French President Emmanuel Macron, left, Antonio Costa, President of the European Council, second left, French Foreign Minister Jean-Noel Barrot, third right, and French Defense Minister Sebastien Lecornu, attend a video conference on Ukraine at the Fort de Bregancon in Bormes-les-Mimosas, southern France, Wednesday Aug.13, 2025. (Philippe Magoni, Pool via AP)Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy, left, and German Chancellor Friedrich Merz attend a video meeting of European leaders with US President Donald Trump on the Ukraine war in Berlin, Germany, Wednesday, Aug. 13, 2025, ahead of the summit between the US and Russian leaders. (John MacDougall/Pool Photo via AP)Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy attends a joint press statement with German Chancellor Friedrich Merz following talks with European and U.S. leaders in Berlin, Germany, Wednesday, Aug. 13, 2025. (AP Photo/Ebrahim Noroozi)Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy, center left, is welcomed by German Chancellor Friedrich Merz upon arrival in the garden of the chancellery in Berlin, Germany, Wednesday, Aug. 13, 2025 to join a video conference of European leaders with the U.S. President on the Ukraine war. (John MacDougall/Pool Photo via AP)
French President Emmanuel Macron, right, and Antonio Costa, President of the European Council, attend a statement following a video conference on Ukraine at the Fort de Bregancon in Bormes-les-Mimosas, southern France, Wednesday Aug.13, 2025. (Philippe Magoni, Pool via AP)
