Top European officials rushed to Washington as the United States and Russia move closer to a potential ceasefire in Ukraine.
Germany’s national security adviser, Jens Plötner, traveled to Washington on Friday for urgent talks alongside his British counterpart, Jonathan Powell, and French President Emmanuel Macron’s diplomatic adviser, Emmanuel Bonne. The three met with U.S. National Security Adviser Mike Waltz at the White House.
The hastily arranged trip comes amid intensifying negotiations to end the war in Ukraine. Earlier this week, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy and U.S. officials agreed on the framework for a 30-day ceasefire after talks in Saudi Arabia, effectively putting the ball in Moscow’s court.
