(L/R) NATO Secretary-General Mark Rutte, British Prime Minister Keir Starmer, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky, French President Emmanuel Macron, US President Donald Trump, Finnish President Alexander Stubb, Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni, German Chancellor Friedrich Merz, and European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen participate in a meeting in the East Room of the White House in Washington, DC, on August 18, 2025. European leaders join Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky in talks with US President Donald Trump on August 18, as they try to find a way to end Russia's offensive. The leaders heading to Washington on Monday to appear alongside Zelensky call themselves the "coalition of the willing." Photo by ANDREW CABALLERO-REYNOLDS / AFP
Aug. 18, 2025, may be a day that future historians remember.
Fresh off his summit with Russian President Vladimir Putin in Alaska, President Donald Trump met with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy and top European leaders and backers of Ukraine, including the heads of the European Commission and the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO).
