Western Leaders Gather In DC For Peace Deal Between Ukraine & Russia

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Western Leaders Gather In DC For Peace Deal Between Ukraine & Russia
(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 on Aug. 18, 2025. (Andrew Caballero-Reynolds - AFP via Getty Images)

Western leaders gathered at the White House on Monday, August 18, 2025, for talks aimed at structuring a path toward negotiations to end the war in Ukraine, with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky meeting President Donald Trump alongside European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen, NATO Secretary-General Mark Rutte, British Prime Minister Keir Starmer, French President Emmanuel Macron, German Chancellor Friedrich Merz, Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni, and Finnish President Alexander Stubb. After an opening session in the East Room, the group moved to the Oval Office for additional discussion; there was no joint communiqué, but the leaders characterized the meeting as a substantive step toward arranging direct talks between Zelensky and Russian President Vladimir Putin.

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