UPDATE - Ukraine's Zelenskyy to visit Berlin for videoconference with US President Trump, European leaders

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By Anadolu staff

BERLIN (AA) - Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy is set to arrive in Berlin on Wednesday to participate in a videoconference with US President Donald Trump and European leaders, according to German sources.

After meeting with German Chancellor Friedrich Merz, Zelenskyy will join him at the Federal Chancellery for the critical videoconference with Trump, according to German public broadcaster ARD, which cited government officials.

The videoconference, scheduled for 3 pm local time (1300GMT), aims to establish common positions among the Western allies ahead of Trump's planned summit with Russian President Vladimir Putin in the US state of Alaska on Friday.

European and Ukrainian officials plan to seek firm assurances from Trump that no agreements regarding the Ukraine war will be made during the summit without Kyiv's explicit consent.

German government sources said ahead of Wednesday's videoconference with Trump, Chancellor Merz and Ukrainian President Zelenskyy will hold a virtual meeting with European leaders around 2 pm local time (1200GMT) to coordinate their joint approach.

The meeting will include heads of state and government from Ukraine's key supporters—France, the UK, Italy, Poland, and Finland—along with European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen, European Council President Antonio Costa, and NATO Secretary General Mark Rutte.