Donald Trump Was on His Best Behaviour in His Meeting with Zelensky
JD Vance remained silent during Monday's White House meeting between Trump and Zelensky, as the leaders discussed potential Ukraine peace talks and security guarantees, sources said.
- President Trump met Ukrainian leader Volodymyr Zelensky at the Oval Office today to discuss peace efforts amid ongoing conflict.
- The meeting followed a tense February summit where Zelensky left without signing a deal after JD Vance criticized him publicly.
- This summit went smoother with Vance silent, Zelensky showing a diplomatic tone, and Trump offering 'breakthrough' security guarantees whose details remain unclear.
- Trump stated, "We're going to have lasting peace," and expressed optimism for a trilateral meeting with Putin and Zelensky, while Zelensky reiterated Kyiv would not cede territory.
- The improved dialogue suggests potential progress, but the key obstacle remains whether Putin wants a peace deal to end the war.
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After the meeting between Donald Trump and Volodymyr Zelensky in Washington on Monday, August 18, are we seeing the end of the war in Ukraine? It is discussed with Benjamin Delille, deputy head of the Planet service of "Liberation", starting at 1:30 p.m. on Twitch.


The US president announces a meeting between Putin and Zelensky, promised security guarantees for Ukraine. Zelensky is back in the Oval Office of the White House, but now in a suit.
This was so much worse than the last time Trump met Zelensky
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On 18 August, Volodymyr Zelensky was received by his American counterpart in the White House. Donald Trump said that the aim now was to organize a trilateral meeting with Vladimir Putin. - Ukraine: what should be remembered from the live meeting between Trump and Zelensky (International).
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