Trump, White House and Zelensky
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Zelensky returns to the Oval Office for the first time since his blowup with Trump. This time he is bringing back up.
The Kremlin hasn't ruled out summits but has said they could only meet in the very final stages of clinching a peace agreement.
The White House confirmed that talks for a bilateral meeting between Russian President Vladimir Putin and Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky are “underway” even as the Kremlin stays mum on its diplomatic plans.
It is quite possible that Monday's meeting in the White House could prove even more crucial to the future of Ukraine - and for all of Europe's security - than last Friday's US-Russia summit in Alaska. On the surface, that Putin-Trump reunion seemed to live down to every expectation.
Zelensky wore a black military-style suit to a cordial White House meeting with Trump, contrasting February’s tense encounter.
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky joined European and NATO leaders to thank Trump — a lot — six months after the White House accused him of being ungrateful.
The president's sudden openness to offering NATO-style security guarantees to Ukraine has drawn a sharp rebuke from his hardcore allies.
Ukraine's leader was criticized by U.S. Vice President JD Vance and President Donald Trump for not being more dressed up for an Oval Office meeting in February.