Zelenskiy, flanked by Europe, heads to Washington
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European leaders are set to meet to coordinate the next steps on security guarantees for Ukraine after high-level talks in Washington, as diplomatic efforts intensify ahead of a possible trilateral summit involving Kyiv and Moscow.
European leaders are on an all-out push to forestall Oval Office conflict at a crucial stage in diplomacy to end Russia’s war on Ukraine.
The nightmare scenario for Ukrainian president Volodymyr Zelenskiy ’s return to Washington on Monday was a repeat of his White House car crash back in February, when a public row with Trump threatened to send US-Ukraine relations off a precipice.
European leaders will join Ukraine’s President Volodymyr Zelenskyy for his crucial meeting with President Donald Trump, European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen said on Sunday.
The US president demanded a ceasefire before he met Putin. His change of mind flies in the face of what Europe and Ukraine want.
Trump meets with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy today following talks with Russian President Vladimir Putin last week
Ukraine's Zelenskyy rejects proposals related to territorial concessions to Russia ahead of crucial White House meeting with President Donald Trump and key European allies.
Flanked by the European leaders and Zelenskyy as they sat down at the White House, Trump said he expected to have a “successful talk today” with his peers, and that he favoured a full peace agreement rather than simply a ceasefire between Ukraine and Russia.
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This is no routine summit. It is a test of balance, of language, and of restraint. Volodymyr Zelenskyy must argue Ukraine's case without provoking Donald Trump, who has made clear his conditions for "peace" may come at Kyiv's expense.
Trump also said that Ukraine will not become a part of Nato amid peace efforts in the ongoing Russia-Ukraine war
While Donald Trump and Volodymyr Zelenskyy met in Washington, Ukrainians gathered in Kyiv Monday to honor a fallen artist turned soldier.