Talks between European leaders, particularly German Chancellor Friedrich Merz, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy and his US counterpart Donald Trump, ahead of Trump's planned meeting with Russian leader Vladimir Putin,

BERLIN—European leaders, fearful that President Trump will cut a deal with Vladimir Putin that undermines Ukraine and puts the continent’s security at risk, are planning another meeting with him ahead of a scheduled U.

European leaders will hold a videoconference on Wednesday ahead of one with U.S. President Donald Trump to coordinate negotiations to end the war in Ukraine with Russia's President Vladimir Putin, a German government spokesperson said on Monday.