Zelensky calls for a high-level security summit in Brussels with US, EU and NATO
President Volodymyr Zelensky said a security meeting will be convened in Brussels this week, bringing together Ukraine, the United States, the EU and NATO leaders.
In an interview, President Volodymyr Zelensky revealed that European partners are arranging a security conference in Brussels for early next week. The gathering will feature Ukraine, the United States represented by President-level officials, the European Union, and NATO led by its secretary-general. The initiative follows a series of talks in Oslo that included US Special Envoy Steve Witkoff, Finnish President Alexander Stubb, Norwegian Prime Minister Jonas Gar Støre, and senior advisers from the United Kingdom, France, Italy, as well as European Commission Chief of Staff Björn Seibert.
Witkoff subsequently met Russian President Vladimir Putin in St. Petersburg, prompting Europeans to seek a deeper discussion beyond a simple briefing. Zelensky also referenced US Secretary of State Marco Rubio’s invitation to Putin for the upcoming G20 summit, suggesting it could host a trilateral dialogue among Ukraine, the US and Russia. The final roster of attendees for the Brussels meeting has not been confirmed.
Why it matters
The summit could shape security guarantees for Ukraine amid ongoing conflict with Russia.
How this story developed
- Oct 19 Putin, Trump and Xi May Hold Trilateral Talks on Ukraine at APEC Summit
- Oct 19 Trump publicly affirmed his openness to a trilateral meeting focused on nuclear issues.
- Oct 20 US special envoy Steve Witkoff will meet President Vladimir Putin to seek the freedom of Stephen Hubbard, a 74-year-old American held in Russia.
- Oct 20 Putin suggested holding the talks at the APEC summit in Shenzhen on Nov 18‑19.
- Oct 21 A Russian oil tanker carrying diesel is scheduled to depart for the United States on Thursday, following an agreement between Donald Trump and Vladimir Putin.
- Oct 21 Russia announced that Stephen Hubbard has been freed and is at St. Petersburg airport.
- Oct 21 During a meeting in Russia, Steve Witkoff praised Vladimir Putin as a humanitarian, prompting condemnation from across the U.S. political spectrum.
- Oct 21 U.S. envoy Steve Witkoff met President Putin in St. Petersburg, after which Russia granted Hubbard a humanitarian pardon.
- Oct 21 The meeting sparked immediate criticism from U.S. political figures.
- Oct 23 The tanker Agioi Fanendes has set sail for the United States.
- Oct 24 Deputy Prime Minister Alexander Novak confirmed three diesel‑laden tankers have departed for North American ports.
- Oct 24 Trump said he would attend the proposed three‑way summit.
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