The high-stakes group meeting at the White House on Tuesday amounted to a “significant” step toward ending Russia’s war in Ukraine, President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said on Tuesday.
“This was truly a significant step toward ending the war and ensuring the security of Ukraine and our people,” he said in a social media post. “We are already working on the concrete content of the security guarantees.”
Ukraine’s President Volodymyr Zelenskyy, from left, Finland’s President Alexander Stubb and President Donald Trump walk through the Cross Hall of the White House, Monday, Aug. 18, 2025, in Washington.
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Zelenskyy, Trump and a coterie of European leaders met in Washington on Monday, days after Trump met with Russian President Putin in Alaska.
Negotiations have begun for a possible trilateral meeting between Trump, Zelenskyy and Putin, according to the White House.
Ukraine’s President Volodymyr Zelenskyy speaks in Lafayette Park, across from the White House, after meeting with President Donald Trump and European leaders Monday, Aug. 18, 2025, in Washington.
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“Today, we continue coordination at the level of leaders,” Zelenskyy said on Tuesday.
He added, “There will be discussions, and we are preparing the relevant formats. We will also continue working tomorrow. National security advisors are also in constant contact now. There will be security guarantees.”