Brussels [Belgium], August 17 (ANI): Several European leaders, including French President Emmanuel Macron, UK Prime Minister Keir Starmer, Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni, and German Chancellor Friedrich Merz, will join Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy for his meeting at the White House with US President Donald Trump on Monday, CNN reported.
European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen also confirmed that, at Zelenskyy’s request, she will join the meeting with Trump and other European leaders. In a social media post on X, she wrote, “This afternoon, I will welcome @ZelenskyyUa in Brussels. Together, we will participate in the Coalition of Willing VTC. At the request of President Zelenskyy, I will join the meeting with President Trump and other European leaders in the White House tomorrow.”
German Chancellor Friedrich Merz also confirmed his visit in a post on X, stating that the leaders will exchange views on peace efforts, security guarantees, territorial issues, and further support for Ukraine. “Tomorrow I will travel with President @ZelenskyyUa and other European heads of state and government to Washington. We will exchange views with US President Trump on the status of peace efforts, security guarantees, territorial issues, and further support for Ukraine,” Merz wrote.
Finland’s President Alexander Stubb will also participate in a meeting with his Ukrainian counterpart. In a post on X, his office stated, “President of the Republic of Finland @AlexStubb will participate in a meeting on peace in Ukraine on Monday, August 18, 2025, in Washington, D.C., United States.”
This development follows the “historic” bilateral meeting between US President Donald Trump and Russian President Vladimir Putin in Alaska on Friday. During the much-anticipated truce talks, the US and Russia discussed ending the conflict in Ukraine. Russia’s top economic envoy, Kirill Dmitriev, said the US received Russia “very well” in Alaska and that the two countries would continue building relations despite “resistance.”
On Saturday, European leaders expressed support for Trump’s proposal for a “trilateral summit” involving the United States, Russia, and Ukraine as the next step in efforts to halt the conflict in Europe, now in its fourth year. In a joint statement, Ursula von der Leyen, Emmanuel Macron, Giorgia Meloni, Friedrich Merz, Keir Starmer, Alexander Stubb, Polish Prime Minister Donald Tusk, and European Council President Antonio Costa backed Trump’s initiative following his recent meeting with Putin in Alaska.
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