BERLIN - Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky will travel to Berlin on Aug 13 to join German Chancellor Friedrich Merz for a video call with US President Donald Trump, a government source told Reuters.

The Bild newspaper first reported on the visit, which comes as Mr Merz hosts meetings ahead of

Mr Trump's planned summit with Russian President Vladimir Putin on Aug 15 in Alaska.

Mr Merz’s talks on Aug 13 will also involve the leaders of Finland, France, Britain, Italy, Poland and the European Union, as well as Nato.

Ukraine hopes the meeting will serve – at least partially – as a European counterweight to the summit in Alaska, as Mr Zelensky and his backers try to drive home the perils of selling out Kyiv's interests in pursuit of a ceasefire. REUTERS