European leaders back Trump's call for Ukraine ceasefire at present lines


  • World
  • Tuesday, 21 Oct 2025

U.S. President Donald Trump speaks during an event honoring the LSU baseball NCAA national champions and the LSU-Shreveport baseball NAIA national champions at the White House in Washington, D.C., October 20, 2025. REUTERS/Kevin Lamarque

LONDON (Reuters) -Leaders of European nations, including Britain, France, Germany, Ukraine, and the European Union on Tuesday issued a joint statement setting out support for Ukraine and U.S. President Donald Trump's efforts to end the fighting there.

"We strongly support President Trump's position that the fighting should stop immediately, and that the current line of contact should be the starting point of negotiations," the statement, published by the British government said.

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