STORY: :: European leaders meeting at G20 say the U.S. plan for Ukraine peace "requires additional work"
:: Johannesburg, South Africa
November 22, 2025
:: U.S. President Donald Trump's administration boycotted the G20 summit
The European leaders said in a joint statement: "We are clear on the principle that borders must not be changed by force. We are also concerned by the proposed limitations on Ukraine's armed forces, which would leave Ukraine vulnerable to future attack."
The United States and Russia are negotiating a 28-point road map to end Russia's war in Ukraine but Brussels has not been included in the negotiations. European Commission President Von der Leyen said on Friday she would reach out to Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy.
Rustem Umerov, Secretary of the Ukrainian National Security and Defense Council, said on Saturday that Kyiv was holding consultations in Switzerland with the U.S. on ending the war.
