From the New York Times, I'm Sabrina Tavernici. This is the Daily.

Over the past few days, Western leaders at the G7 Summit in Germany have publicly recommitted

themselves to supporting Ukraine in its war against Russia. But behind the scenes, European

officials are beginning to have a very different conversation about how the war ends and what

Ukraine might have to give up to get there.

Today, my colleague, Matina Stevisgrinnev, on the change underway in Europe and what it means

for the future of the war. It's Thursday, June 30th.

When Russia first invaded Ukraine, remind us how European leaders reacted.

Within hours of the invasion, European leaders convened an emergency meeting here in Brussels

to figure out what to do in response. I remember in the flurry of activity that they had to

all rush to Brussels from their country. The meetings started quite late. Quite unusually,

they met in complete telecommunication blackout, so they didn't have their phones or any other

devices in the room with them.

In that meeting, President Volodymyr Zelensky, the Ukrainian leader joined the EU leaders

by teleconference. It was, by all accounts, a really remarkable moment. He was in a bunker

wearing this green t-shirt that he's become famous for and was very emotional and said,

this may be the last time you see me alive. I need your help because this isn't just a

fight for my country. Ukraine, that's a fight for Europe. Based on what my sources told

me, this was a message that really resonated and moved European leaders to tears.

Good morning. Early this morning, Russian troops invaded Ukraine, a free and sovereign country.

After that meeting, the President of the European Commission Ursula Fonderlion held a press conference.

We condemned this barbaric attack. It is President Putin who is bringing war back to Europe.

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