Statement from Central and East European Coalition (CEEC) on the Trump-Putin Summit in Alaska and the Upcoming Zelensky Meeting

The Central and Eastern European Coalition (CEEC) – representing over 20 million Americans of
Central and East European heritage – thanks President Trump for engaging to end Russia’s war of
aggression against Ukraine. Vladimir Putin remains an aggressive, brutal dictator and war criminal;
there can be no concessions that reward his aggression or diminish Ukraine’s sovereignty.

We, the Central and East European Coalition, stand together in the belief that the way to achieving
peace is through strength, the basis of which are:

1. No continued discussions and unconditional ceasefires and peace deals
   about Ukraine without Ukraine.
2. U.S. and European allies’ financial cooperation together to bolster NATO defense
   capabilities and provide security guarantees for Ukraine.
3. Russia’s return of all Ukrainian children they have kidnapped and trafficked to Russia,
   Belarus, and temporarily Russian-occupied areas in Ukraine.
4. Full blocking sanctions on all Russian financial institutions and foreign entities who have
   provided economic, energy, aerospace, and defense capabilities for the Russian war economy.
5. Accountability for and reparations from the Putin regime for the crimes against humanity it
   has inflicted on the Ukrainian infrastructure and civilians.
   While no ceasefire or resolution resulted from the Trump–Putin meeting, we welcome President
   Trump’s invitation for President Zelensky to visit to Washington to continue negotiations. Any path
   to a just peace must include Ukraine as a full party, be coordinated with our European allies and
   partners, and uphold accountability for Russian crimes against humanity. Any agreement must
   guarantee Ukraine’s security and territorial integrity.

Alianta • American Hungarian Federation • American Latvian Association • Armenian Assembly of
America • Belarusian-American Association • Washington Chapter Czechoslovak National Council
of America • Estonian American National Council • Georgian Association in the USA • Hungarian
American Coalition • Joint Baltic American National Committee • Lithuanian American Council •
Lithuanian American Community • National Federation of Croatian Americans Cultural Foundation • Polish American Congress • Slovak League of America • Ukrainian Congress Committee of
America • Ukrainian National Association*

ceecadvocacy.org * ceecoalition@gmail.com