Ahead of his meeting with US President Donald Trump, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky has received assurances of support from Western leaders.
Zelensky held a video call with leaders from nearly a dozen countries in Europe and Canada, plus top officials from the European Commission and NATO, on Saturday.
A German government spokesman said leaders gave Zelensky "their full support and emphasized their commitment to working closely with the US to achieve a sustainable and just peace in Ukraine."
German Chancellor Friedrich Merz convened the conference call at Zelensky's request, the spokesman said.
French President Emmanuel Macron said Europeans must be fully involved in discussions that affect them, according to officials at the Élysée Palace. Macron is set to host another meeting of the Coalition of the Willing - a group of countries that have pledged strong support for Kiev - in Paris in January.
European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen, who also took part in the call, said on X that all efforts leading toward "our shared objective - a just and lasting peace that preserves Ukraine's sovereignty and territorial integrity."
Europe is watching closely as Zelensky, who met with Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney in Halifax on Saturday, heads to talks with Trump in Palm Beach, Florida on Sunday.
The White House said late on Saturday that the bilateral meeting at Mar-a-Lago will take place at 1 pm (1800 GMT), two hours earlier than originally planned. No reason was given for the time change.
Zelensky lays out 'red lines'
Zelensky has said he will make clear during the talks that Kiev will not accept capitulation or a dictated peace with Moscow.
"Of course, there are red lines for Ukraine and the Ukrainian people," he said in a statement posted on social media ahead of the meeting.
He has repeatedly rejected demands by Russia — also raised by Trump — for Ukraine to cede territory that is not currently under Russian control, though he has said Kiev has put forward "compromise proposals" on unresolved territorial issues.
He said he plans to discuss with Trump a 20-point framework for a possible peace plan that he presented earlier this week, adding that security guarantees would be central to any ceasefire to protect Ukraine from renewed Russian attacks.
Zelensky said Russia's daily airstrikes showed it had no interest in peace and that he would press Trump for additional air defence systems, noting Ukraine's need for more missiles to counter ongoing drone and missile attacks.
He added that parallel negotiations were under way with European partners on security guarantees and welcomed the European Union's decision to provide further financial support in the form of multibillion-euro loans. However, funding gaps remained, particularly for weapons production and drones, he said.
Russia is not taking part in the talks in Palm Beach, and Zelensky acknowledged that no peace was possible without an agreement with Moscow.
He also said he intends to discuss investment for Ukraine's post-war reconstruction with Trump, adding that rebuilding the country would require the creation of dedicated funds and total financing of up to $800 billion.