Nausėda on the "three-way summit": dangerous and unacceptable

He emphasized that one cannot speak about the future of our state without it and without the EU, because it is the Ukrainians and Europeans who will most feel the consequences of a peace agreement.

Ukraine and Europe must participate in any negotiations on ending the war, said the President of Lithuania Gitanas Nausėda, and added that meetings in which the future of sovereign states is discussed without these states are dangerous and unacceptable. Evidently, this is how he commented on plans to hold a “three-way summit” involving U.S. President Donald Trump, China’s Xi Jinping, and Russia’s Vladimir Putin.

"In reality, such formats are very dangerous. First, it is unacceptable that Europe is not part of these negotiations, that Ukraine is not even invited to such meetings, — Nausėda said, according to LRT. — It is truly unacceptable when the affairs of a sovereign state are discussed behind its back."

Ukraine cannot be pressured to accept conditions for a peace agreement, he noted. Decisions about the future of our state must be made on an equal basis.

"It is necessary to ensure Ukraine and Europe participate in any discussions about Ukraine’s future," the president stressed. "And especially in peace talks, because it is Ukraine, and the EU as a whole, that will be the first to feel the consequences of this peace agreement."

For reference, U.S. President Donald Trump stated that he is ready to participate in a trilateral summit with China and Russia, which dictator Vladimir Putin had proposed to hold. Although Xi Jinping’s side claims they have no information about this meeting. And since it should concern the war in Ukraine, President Volodymyr Zelensky noted that before the event Kyiv should be consulted — our country must understand what will be discussed there in order to "avoid further surprises."