Trump Hosts European Leaders at White House for Ukraine Peace Talks
All eyes were on the White House yesterday as Donald Trump hosted European leaders, including Ukraine’s Volodymyr Zelenskyy, UK’s Keir Starmer, and France’s Emmanuel Macron, in a continued push to end the war in Ukraine.
This followed Trump’s private three-hour meeting with Russian President Vladimir Putin last week. While no ceasefire terms were agreed, Trump claimed “great progress” was made.
At yesterday’s summit, European leaders met with Trump and Zelenskyy amid concerns Trump may concede too much to Putin in his pursuit of a quick deal. Ukraine has made clear it will not cede major territory, rejecting Putin’s current terms as unacceptable.
A hot mic captured Trump saying, “I think he wants to make a deal for me,” referring to Putin. The summit reportedly went well, with Starmer describing “real progress” and “a sense of unity” among the leaders.
Starmer noted two key outcomes: an agreement for a bilateral negotiation between Putin and Zelenskyy, and a follow-up trilateral including Trump—acknowledging Ukraine must be part of any resolution on territory, prisoners, and displaced children.