European leaders on Saturday said they welcomed President Trump's efforts to bring peace to Ukraine but pushed for more "ironclad security guarantees" after his meeting with Russian President Vladimir Putin.

Trump called NATO and European leaders following the summit in Anchorage, Alaska — which did not include Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky — to debrief them on the meeting, which the president said was "productive" but did not end in a ceasefire agreement.

The group of EU leaders, dubbed the "Coalition of the Willing," added that they are ready to work with the U.S. and Ukraine as the nations prepare for a potential trilateral summit including Putin, Zelensky and Trump.

"We are clear that Ukraine must have ironclad security guarantees to effectively defend its sovereignty and territorial integrity. We welcome President Trump’s statement that the US is prepared to give security guarantees," the leaders

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