Trump organizes meetings with Zenskyy, European leaders
US President Donald Trump and the Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zensky pose for a photo with European leaders after a meeting in the Oval Office in the White House on August 18, 2025 in Washington, DC. From left to right, British Prime Minister Keir Starmer, Finnish President Alexander Stubb, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky, the American President Donald Trump, French President Emmanuel Macron, the Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni, German Chancellor Friedrich-Geweraal. President Trump organized President Zensky in the White House for a bilateral meeting and later an extensive meeting with European leaders to discuss a peace agreement between Russia and Ukraine on August 18, 2025. Win McNamee/Getty images
WASHINGTON – President Donald Trump welcomed Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zenskyy on Monday in the White House to explore paths to end the Russian war in Ukraine.
The meeting was the first of two that Trump had planned for the day as part of his push to resolve the conflict in Ukraine after 3 1/2 years of fighting. After his bilateral encounter with Zenskyy, Trump brought in extra European leaders for a larger multilateral meeting.
