Zełnski and Trump will start with a conversation to face. Will there be a repeat from a quarrel?
“Bild” learned from German government circles that Donald Trump would initially accept only the President of Ukraine. Only then will the EU leaders accompany him will join him. Then there will be a working lunch and several hours of discussion.
The memories of Zelanski's last visit to the White House are coming back: their meeting in February ended in a scandal, and the US president briefly suspended military support. It remains, even though Europeans travel with him.
In addition to German Chancellor Friedrich Merz, the chairwoman of the EC Ursula von der Leyen and other Europeans, including French President Emmanuel Macron, President of Finland Alexander Stubb, Prime Minister of Great Britain Keir Starmer, Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni and Secretary General of NATO Mark Rutte, will also be present.
Video conference Emmanuel Macron with Volodymyr Zelnski and Ursula von der Leyen. Bormes-les-Mimosas, August 17, 2025
The reason for the visit is Possible negotiations of the peace agreement with the President of Russia Vladimir Putinwhose army wants a brutal war against Ukraine. After the summit of Trump and Putin in Alaska, Zełenski announced that he would meet with Trump in the White House on Monday.
However, Europeans – above all Merz – previously insisted in suspension of weapons against the start of peace conversations. However, Trump thwarted this plan.
Now the US president is adding gas. He announced three -sided conversations with Zelanski and Putin – By the end of next week. Condition: a meeting with Zelanski planned for Monday in an oval office must run successfully. However, very skeptical signals come from Russia.
