President Donald Trump is boycotting the G20 summit in Johannesburg this weekend, deepening a transatlantic divide over Ukraine as European leaders scramble to counter a U.S.-drafted peace plan that would force Kyiv to make sweeping concessions to Russia.
The two-day gathering, which began Saturday and marks the first G20 summit held on African soil, proceeded without American participation after Trump cited unfounded claims that South Africa's Black majority government discriminates against its white minority. The U.S. president dismissed the host nation's agenda focused on climate change, debt relief, and sustainable development, calling it a "total disgrace" to hold the summit in South Africa
European Leaders Unite Behind Ukraine
On the sidelines of the summit, British Prime Minister Keir Starmer met with French President Emmanuel Macron, German Chancellor Friedrich Merz, and other G7 leaders to discuss Trump's 28-point peace proposal. The plan, which emerged from negotiations between Washington and Moscow, would require Ukraine to cede territory including all of Donetsk and Luhansk, reduce its military from 880,000 to 600,000 troops, and pledge never to join NATO.
On the sidelines of the summit, British Prime Minister Keir Starmer met with French President Emmanuel Macron, German Chancellor Friedrich Merz, and other G7 leaders to discuss Trump's 28-point peace proposal. The plan, which emerged from negotiations between Washington and Moscow, would require Ukraine to cede territory including all of Donetsk and Luhansk, reduce its military from 880,000 to 600,000 troops, and pledge never to join NATO.
On the sidelines of the summit, British Prime Minister Keir Starmer met with French President Emmanuel Macron, German Chancellor Friedrich Merz, and other G7 leaders to discuss Trump's 28-point peace proposal. The plan, which emerged from negotiations between Washington and Moscow, would require Ukraine to cede territory including all of Donetsk and Luhansk, reduce its military from 880,000 to 600,000 troops, and pledge never to join NATO.
On the sidelines of the summit, British Prime Minister Keir Starmer met with French President Emmanuel Macron, German Chancellor Friedrich Merz, and other G7 leaders to discuss Trump's 28-point peace proposal. The plan, which emerged from negotiations between Washington and Moscow, would require Ukraine to cede territory including all of Donetsk and Luhansk, reduce its military from 880,000 to 600,000 troops, and pledge never to join NATO.
On the sidelines of the summit, British Prime Minister Keir Starmer met with French President Emmanuel Macron, German Chancellor Friedrich Merz, and other G7 leaders to discuss Trump's 28-point peace proposal. The plan, which emerged from negotiations between Washington and Moscow, would require Ukraine to cede territory including all of Donetsk and Luhansk, reduce its military from 880,000 to 600,000 troops, and pledge never to join NATO.
On the sidelines of the summit, British Prime Minister Keir Starmer met with French President Emmanuel Macron, German Chancellor Friedrich Merz, and other G7 leaders to discuss Trump's 28-point peace proposal. The plan, which emerged from negotiations between Washington and Moscow, would require Ukraine to cede territory including all of Donetsk and Luhansk, reduce its military from 880,000 to 600,000 troops, and pledge never to join NATO.
President Donald Trump is boycotting the G20 summit in Johannesburg this weekend, deepening a transatlantic divide over Ukraine as European leaders scramble to counter a U.S.-drafted peace plan that would force Kyiv to make sweeping concessions to Russia.
The two-day gathering, which began Saturday and marks the first G20 summit held on African soil, proceeded without American participation after Trump cited unfounded claims that South Africa's Black majority government discriminates against its white minority. The U.S. president dismissed the host nation's agenda focused on climate change, debt relief, and sustainable development, calling it a "total disgrace" to hold the summit in South Africa
The two-day gathering, which began Saturday and marks the first G20 summit held on African soil, proceeded without American participation after Trump cited unfounded claims that South Africa's Black majority government discriminates against its white minority. The U.S. president dismissed the host nation's agenda focused on climate change, debt relief, and sustainable development, calling it a "total disgrace" to hold the summit in South Africa
The two-day gathering, which began Saturday and marks the first G20 summit held on African soil, proceeded without American participation after Trump cited unfounded claims that South Africa's Black majority government discriminates against its white minority. The U.S. president dismissed the host nation's agenda focused on climate change, debt relief, and sustainable development, calling it a "total disgrace" to hold the summit in South Africa
The two-day gathering, which began Saturday and marks the first G20 summit held on African soil, proceeded without American participation after Trump cited unfounded claims that South Africa's Black majority government discriminates against its white minority. The U.S. president dismissed the host nation's agenda focused on climate change, debt relief, and sustainable development, calling it a "total disgrace" to hold the summit in South Africa
The two-day gathering, which began Saturday and marks the first G20 summit held on African soil, proceeded without American participation after Trump cited unfounded claims that South Africa's Black majority government discriminates against its white minority. The U.S. president dismissed the host nation's agenda focused on climate change, debt relief, and sustainable development, calling it a "total disgrace" to hold the summit in South Africa
European Leaders Unite Behind Ukraine
On the sidelines of the summit, British Prime Minister Keir Starmer met with French President Emmanuel Macron, German Chancellor Friedrich Merz, and other G7 leaders to discuss Trump's 28-point peace proposal. The plan, which emerged from negotiations between Washington and Moscow, would require Ukraine to cede territory including all of Donetsk and Luhansk, reduce its military from 880,000 to 600,000 troops, and pledge never to join NATO.
On the sidelines of the summit, British Prime Minister Keir Starmer met with French President Emmanuel Macron, German Chancellor Friedrich Merz, and other G7 leaders to discuss Trump's 28-point peace proposal. The plan, which emerged from negotiations between Washington and Moscow, would require Ukraine to cede territory including all of Donetsk and Luhansk, reduce its military from 880,000 to 600,000 troops, and pledge never to join NATO.
On the sidelines of the summit, British Prime Minister Keir Starmer met with French President Emmanuel Macron, German Chancellor Friedrich Merz, and other G7 leaders to discuss Trump's 28-point peace proposal. The plan, which emerged from negotiations between Washington and Moscow, would require Ukraine to cede territory including all of Donetsk and Luhansk, reduce its military from 880,000 to 600,000 troops, and pledge never to join NATO.
Written by
Hetal Desai