The Baltic and Nordic leaders reiterate that no restrictions should be placed on Ukraine's armed forces or its cooperation with other countries, and Russia should not have veto power over Ukraine's path to the European Union and NATO.

We, the countries of the region, also demand that Russia urgently return children abducted from the occupied territories, as well as release prisoners of war and civilian detainees.

"Experience has shown that Putin cannot be trusted. Ultimately, responsibility for blatant violations of international law lies with Russia. Russia's aggression and imperialist ambitions are the root causes of this war," the statement from the Baltic and Nordic leaders emphasized.

The statement was signed by the leaders of Denmark, Estonia, Iceland, Lithuania, Norway, Finland, Sweden and Latvia, including Latvian Prime Minister Evika Siliņa (JV).

It has already been reported that a summit between Trump and Putin took place in Anchorage, Alaska, on Friday. After the talks, Trump said in a joint press conference that the meeting was"very productive" and that he and Putin agreed on "many points," but the details of the talks were not disclosed.

Later, in an interview with Fox News, Trump argued that it was now up to Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky to use this meeting to reach an agreement to end the war."We almost reached an agreement. Now (..) Ukraine has to agree. Maybe they'll say 'no'," Trump said, advising Zelensky to"make a deal" anyway."Make a deal. Russia is a very big country, and Ukraine is not," Trump said.