European Leaders Will Join Zelenskiy for Key Meeting With Trump [View all]
Source: Bloomberg
August 17, 2025 at 5:27 AM EDT
Updated on August 17, 2025 at 6:38 AM EDT
European leaders will join Volodymyr Zelenskiy at his high-stakes meeting with US President Donald Trump on Monday in Washington as they seek to pin down security guarantees for Ukraine to ensure that any peace deal reached with Russia holds.
European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen, NATO Secretary General Mark Rutte, Finnish President Alexander Stubb, German Chancellor Friedrich Merz and French President Emmanuel Macron have confirmed their participation in the delegation. Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni will join the talks as well, according to Sky News.
The move comes as European nations shift their focus toward providing Ukraine with robust security guarantees as Trump pushes for a quick peace deal between Moscow and Kyiv. Officials from the so-called coalition-of-the-willing countries will hold a video call on Sunday afternoon to work on their plan. They’re skeptical that a peace agreement can be rapidly reached, and that Russian President Vladimir Putin even wants one.
Von der Leyen said in a post on X that she’ll host Zelenskiy in Brussels on Sunday afternoon before joining him, Trump and other European leaders at the White House meeting.
Read more: https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2025-08-17/von-der-leyen-rutte-and-stubb-may-join-trump-zelenskiy-meeting
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This afternoon, I will welcome @ZelenskyyUa in Brussels.
Together, we will participate in the Coalition of Willing VTC.
At the request of President Zelenskyy, I will join the meeting with President Trump and other European leaders in the White House tomorrow.
5:45 AM · Aug 17, 2025
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