BRUSSELS/BUDAPEST/KYIV - Any peace deal must respect international law and cannot be imposed without Kyiv's consent, leaders of the European Union said Tuesday, ahead of a meeting between US and Russian presidents.
In a statement, the European leaders said a "just and lasting peace" must uphold Ukraine's independence, sovereignty and territorial integrity, stressing that borders "must not be changed by force".
"The path to peace in Ukraine cannot be decided without Ukraine," they said. "Meaningful negotiations can only take place in the context of a ceasefire or reduction of hostilities."
The bloc reiterated its support for Ukraine's political, economic, humanitarian, military and diplomatic needs, and pledged to continue to uphold and impose restrictive measures against Russia.
The leaders also reaffirmed their support for Ukraine to join the EU.
US President Donald Trump and Russian President Vladimir Putin are scheduled to meet in Alaska on Friday to discuss a possible Russia-Ukraine ceasefire and ways to improve bilateral ties.
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky said on Saturday that Ukraine would not cede territory to Russia after Trump suggested there could be some "swapping of territories" to end the conflict.
Hungary did not sign the statement. Prime Minister Viktor Orban wrote on X that Hungary would not back a statement setting conditions for a meeting to which EU leaders were not invited.
"The declaration tries to set conditions for a negotiation to which the EU leaders were not even invited," Orban wrote on social media. "It is already sad enough that the EU has been sidelined."
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He added that the only reasonable course of action would be, following the example of the planned US-Russia meeting, to initiate an EU-Russia summit. "Let's give peace a chance," he said.
Zelensky: Turkiye ready to host summit
Also on Tuesday, Zelensky announced on social media that Turkiye is willing to host a four-nation summit to advance the peace process in the Russia-Ukraine conflict.
The announcement followed a phone conversation on Tuesday between Zelensky and Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan.
Erdogan confirmed his country's readiness to organize a summit of the leaders of Ukraine, the United States, Russia and Turkiye, according to Zelensky.
Terror attack on Russian military official foiled
Separately, Russia's Federal Security Service (FSB) said it foiled a terror attack targeting a high-ranking Defense Ministry official in the Moscow region.
The agency said it detained a dual Russian-Ukrainian citizen attempting to use a homemade explosive device disguised in a car for the attack.
The vehicle, filled with more than 60 kg of explosives, was to be detonated when the high-ranking officer passes by, the FSB said.
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Over the past year, Russian authorities have reported multiple foiled plots involving car bombs and other explosive devices, often accusing Ukrainian special services of orchestrating them.
In a high-profile incident, Russian Lieutenant General Yaroslav Moskalik, deputy chief of the General Staff's main operations directorate, was killed in a car explosion in the Moscow region on April 25.
