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Trump to host Zelenskyy, European leaders at White House to resolve Ukraine war

insidetrack IndiaAugust 18, 2025

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President Donald Trump welcomes Ukraine President Volodymyr Zelenskyy at the White House in Washington. (AP Photo)Trump-Zelenskyy Meeting Today LIVE News Updates: Ukraine President Volodymyr Zelenskyy, who has landed in Washington, is all set to be joined the European leaders at the White House on Monday to meet US President Donald Trump in order to discuss the Russia-Ukraine war and a possible ceasefire or a quick peace deal to end Europe’s deadliest war in 80 years. Trump’s special envoy Steve Witkoff has said that the US could offer NATO-like protection to Ukraine, and Russia is open to the idea. Trump is leaning on Zelenskyy to strike an agreement and has said the Ukraine president can end the war with Russia immediately if he wants to.
Trump-Putin Summit in Alaska: The meeting between Trump and Putin in Anchorage, Alaska on Friday couldn’t finalise a deal, however, the Kremlin chief received a red carpet treatment the US president. The meeting, which was expected to last for about seven hours, wrapped up in three hours and Trump said “there’s no deal until there’s a deal.” Putin, meanwhile, cautioned Ukraine and its European allies to not “torpedo” the progress made US-Russia talks.Story continues below this ad
Who all are accompanying Zelenskyy: The Ukraine President Zelenskyy’s last outing at the Oval Office had turned into an argument with President Trump and he was asked to leave the White House. Ukraine, this time around, finds support from its European allies who are accompanying the country to Washington. The l includes: European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen, UK PM Keir Starmer, France President Emmanuel Macron, German Chancellor Friedrich Merz among others.
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