Zelensky, White House and Putin
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The White House asked Ukrainian officials ahead of the meeting if Zelensky would wear a suit, according to a report
Just after noon, European leaders including Macron, Starmer, von der Leyen, Rutte, and Meloni began arriving one by one at the White House. According to the White House schedule, Trump will first meet with Zelensky at 1:15 p.m. before greeting the European leaders, followed by a multilateral meeting with all parties at 3:00 p.m.
RUSSIA-UKRAINE BILATERAL: President Donald Trump announced yesterday that Russian President Vladimir Putin and Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy would hold a bilateral meeting in the coming days. That would be followed by a trilateral meeting with Trump and those two leaders. Trump held a summit with Putin in Alaska on Friday.
VOLODYMYR Zelensky strolled away from the White House beaming – a far cry from February’s disaster clash when he was banished early. The Ukrainian hailed the summit with Trump and
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky said he was thankful over a dozen times during public remarks with President Trump at the White House on Monday. Trump had criticized Zelensky during a previous meeting in February for not expressing sufficient gratitude.
Zelensky returns to the Oval Office for the first time since his blowup with Trump. This time he is bringing back up.
President Volodymyr Zelensky of Ukraine and other European leaders have learned a thing or two about negotiating, Trump-style. So has Vladimir Putin.
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky arrived at the White House, as he and other European leaders try to find a path to end the war with Russia. Trump and Zelensky shook hands and posed for photos.
President Donald Trump is ratcheting up pressure on Ukraine to agree to terms to end the war with Russia, echoing some of Moscow’s talking points two days after meeting President Vladimir Putin.