Zelensky Brings Backup to White House
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President Trump will meet Monday with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky at a high-stakes Oval Office meeting, three days after flying to Alaska to discuss peace with Russian President
The Prime Minister will join Donald Trump and Volodymyr Zelensky in the White House as the US issues its demands to Ukraine following last week's Alaska summit with Vladimir Putin
At what was billed as an “historic” presidential summit, hastily put together in Alaska on Friday afternoon, the optics were as clear and overshadowing as the vast Chugach mountains glistening over Anchorage in the summer sun.
DONALD Trump has said Ukraine can end the war “immediately” as European leaders assemble today in Washington for high-stakes peace talks. The world leaders are expected to map out a
Trump will meet the Ukrainian leader, along with several European heads of state and the NATO Secretary-General, on Monday.
The highly anticipated summit ended without a breakthrough. Afterwards, Trump said Ukraine and Russia should proceed straight to seeking a full peace deal instead of a cease-fire.
Volodymyr Zelensky has vowed to reject Vladimir Putin's "peace deal" - which involves handing large sections of Ukraine to Russia. The Ukrainian President has claimed his Russian counterpart wants the rest of occupied Donetsk - and effectively the entire Donbas region - as part of a ceasefire deal.