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Zelenskyy prepares for meeting with Trump. Europe decides whether to join

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Saturday, August 16


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President of Ukraine Volodymyr Zelenskyy is preparing to meet with the President of the United States of America, Donald Trump.

The head of state announced this in his telegram channel The meeting between the leaders of Ukraine and the United States is scheduled to take place on Monday, August 18, 2025.

"Preparing for a meeting with President Trump on Monday. Grateful for the invitation. It is important that everyone agrees that a conversation is needed at the leadership level to clarify all the details and determine what steps are necessary and will work," he wrote.

Sky News notes that Monday's meeting will be Zelensky's first visit to the White House since the controversy that arose during a meeting with Trump and US Vice President J.D. Vance in the Oval Office in late February.

Meanwhile, Europe plans to decide over the weekend whether to join President Zelenskyy during his visit to Washington to meet with Donald Trump, German Foreign Minister Johann Wadeful told the German TV channel. ARD .

Thus, when asked by a journalist whether German Chancellor Friedrich Merz could accompany Zelenskyy to Washington, Vaddeful replied that many Europeans would be ready to travel with the Ukrainian president if such a decision were made.

"This will be agreed this weekend, and Friedrich Merz's willingness to take responsibility is obvious; he has demonstrated this very clearly over the last few days. This will be discussed jointly," the German minister added.

Zelensky's visit to the USA

After the US President on August 15 Donald Trump held a meeting with Russian dictator Vladimir Putin, the American leader called Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky. It is known that he was invited to Washington.

According to Axios, the presidents may will have a"difficult" meeting in the White House.

The White House is also working on organizing tripartite meeting, which will be attended by the presidents of the United States and Ukraine, as well as Russian President Putin. Although the dictator has not publicly spoken about his readiness to join the negotiations in this format. Trump wants to hold this meeting on Friday, August 22, according to media reports.

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