European leaders discuss Trump's plan for Ukraine at a G-20 side meeting

BarcelonaThe G-7 leaders, along with European Union leaders Ursula von der Leyen and António Costa, and other European leaders, met this Saturday to discuss Washington's proposed peace plan for Ukraine without Europe's involvementThe meeting took place as a side event, separate from the G-20 summit, but taking advantage of the fact that all the leaders were in Johannesburg, South Africa, this weekend. An informal security alliance created by France, the United Kingdom, and Germany, called E3, held preliminary talks and then joined the broader meeting of European leaders, according to several sources who spoke to Reuters. Finland, Norway, Spain, and the Netherlands were among the attendees.

Trump gives Zelensky a week to respond to the peace plan for Ukraine

The United States and Russia are negotiating a roadmap for 28 points to end Russia's war in UkraineBut Brussels has not been included in the negotiations. European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen said on Friday that she would contact Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky, who in turn assured that he was prepared for "constructive, honest, and swift work" with Washington. The G-20 summit, which brings together the leaders of the world's major economies in South Africa, has approved a joint declaration addressing the climate crisis and other global challenges. The declaration was drafted without the participation of the United States, which has angered the White House, which called it a "seeming." The declaration, which addresses climate change in terms opposed by Washington, "cannot be renegotiated," according to the South African spokesperson, reflecting the tensions between Pretoria and the Trump administration.