A three-way summit US President Donald Trump has mooted with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky and Russian President Vladimir Putin could take place in Europe, Germany's leader suggested.

Leading European power players released a joint statement saying they “welcomed” the president’s efforts to stop the killing in Ukraine.

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky and European leaders have begun talks via video link with US President Donald Trump about his upcoming meeting with Russian President Vladimir Putin. The online meeting was arranged at short notice by German Chancellor Friedrich Merz,