Following a meeting with Russian President Vladimir Putin, former US President Donald Trump is scheduled to meet with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky. The meeting, which will take place in Washington D.C., will see Zelensky accompanied by several European leaders, including Ursula von der Leyen, Emmanuel Macron, and Giorgia Meloni. This gathering is seen as particularly significant given a previous tense encounter between Trump and Zelensky, and the recent summit between Trump and Putin where discussions reportedly included a potential ceasefire in the ongoing conflict. The European leaders are attending to show solidarity with Zelensky. The meeting follows Trump’s meeting with Putin and comes after Putin allegedly demanded the handover of the eastern Donbas region to end the war, a proposition Zelensky rejects.
