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A summit of European leaders on ending the war in Ukraine wrapped up in London today.

Host, British Prime Minister Kier Starmmer, said Europe must do the heavy lifting

to secure a lasting agreement. Our starting point must be to put Ukraine in the strongest

possible position now so that they can negotiate from a position of strength. And we are doubling

down in our support.

He said that every nation must contribute as best they can,

that Ukraine must be at the table for any peace talks,

and any lasting peace must ensure Ukraine's sovereignty and security.

The Oval Office meeting that turned into a shouting match

between President Trump and Ukrainian President Vladimir Zelensky last week

raises questions about a possible end to the Russia-Ukraine war.

In a break from other Republicans, one lawmaker is criticizing both Trump and Zelensky

and calls the meeting a missed opportunity.

Republican Congressman Mike Lawler of New York tells NPR

no one at that Oval Office meeting left victorious.

The only winner the other day was Vladimir Putin because this deal did not happen.

Lawler, who sits on the House Foreign Affairs Committee,

remains hopeful that Trump and Zelensky will eventually sign a proposed mineral deal,

one that would give

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