Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy will not face Donald Trump alone in their upcoming White House meeting. After being excluded from Trump’s summit with Russian President Vladimir Putin in Alaska, Zelenskyy has arranged for a powerful group of European leaders to join him in Washington on Monday. The move comes as Ukraine scrambles to respond to Trump’s apparent shift toward Putin’s position following their Friday meeting.
The dramatic diplomatic gathering follows Trump’s high-profile summit with Putin at Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson in Alaska on August 15. Putin received red carpet treatment, complete with fighter jets and warm applause from Trump. However, the summit ended without achieving Trump’s stated goal of securing a ceasefire in Ukraine. Trump’s history of controversial diplomatic moves has made European leaders increasingly concerned about Ukraine’s position in any negotiations.
