Zelensky to Visit Berlin for Talks With European, EU and NATO Leaders

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky will travel to Berlin on Monday for talks with European leaders, as well as the heads of the European Union and NATO, German government spokesman Stefan Kornelius said on Friday.

Zelensky is scheduled to attend a German-Ukrainian business forum and hold discussions with German Chancellor Friedrich Merz on the status of peace negotiations in Ukraine, Kornelius said.

Later in the evening, numerous European heads of state and government, along with EU and NATO leaders, will join the talks in Berlin, according to the statement.

Britain’s Prime Minister Keir Starmer will be among the leaders attending the meeting, a UK government official confirmed.

The Berlin talks come amid intensified diplomatic efforts to end the conflict in Ukraine, centred on a peace plan originally proposed by US President Donald Trump last month.

Ukrainian officials said on Wednesday that Kyiv has sent Washington an updated version of the plan, building on Trump’s original 28-point proposal.