US EditionEuropean leaders to join Zelenskyy at White House meeting with Trump
- On Monday, August 18, 2025, European and NATO leaders joined Presidents Zelenskyy and Trump at the White House for talks on ending Russia's war in Ukraine.
- The meeting followed a summit on Friday in Alaska where Trump and Putin failed to secure a ceasefire but promised robust security guarantees for Ukraine.
- Key participants included Ursula von der Leyen, Emmanuel Macron, Keir Starmer, Friedrich Merz, and NATO Secretary-General Mark Rutte, who stressed Ukraine’s need for strong security guarantees and Kyiv’s central role in negotiations.
- Trump described the occasion at the White House as significant, highlighting an unprecedented number of European leaders gathered simultaneously, while Zelenskyy emphasized the collective commitment to bringing the conflict to a swift and certain end, underscoring that Russia must halt the war it initiated.
- The meeting suggested a potential change as Putin consented to the U.S. and European partners providing Ukraine with security assurances similar to NATO’s collective defense principle, though the specifics are still unclear, and European leaders emphasized caution to ensure Kyiv and peace efforts are not compromised.
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PARIS, FRANCE - DECEMBER 09: (L-R) Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky, French President Emmanuel Macron, Russian President Vladimir Putin and German Chancellor Angela Merkel attend their summit on Ukraine at Elysee Palace on December 9, 2019 in Paris, France. The Normandy format was created in 2014 to resolve the conflict between Kiev and the breakaway republics in Ukraine's east. (Photo by CHRISTOPHE PETIT TESSON - Pool/Getty Images)
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