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President Donald Trump mentioned Sunday that Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy might finish the struggle with Russia “virtually instantly” if he needed.
Trump’s feedback come forward of his scheduled assembly with Zelenskyy and several other European leaders in Washington, D.C. on Monday.
“President Zelenskyy of Ukraine can finish the struggle with Russia virtually instantly, if he desires to, or he can proceed to struggle,” Trump mentioned in a publish on Reality Social. “Keep in mind the way it began. No getting again Obama given Crimea (12 years in the past, with out a shot being fired!), and NO GOING INTO NATO BY UKRAINE. Some issues by no means change!!!”
NATO Secretary Common Mark Rutte, European Fee President Ursula von der Leyen, French President Emmanuel Macron, British Prime Minister Keir Starmer, German Chancellor Friedrich Merz, Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni, and Finnish President Alexander Stubb confirmed Sunday they’d attend the assembly in Washington.
EUROPEAN LEADERS WILL JOIN TRUMP-ZELENSKYY MEETING, SIGNALING SOLIDARITY WITH UKRAINE
President Donald Trump and Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy meet in the course of the NATO Heads of State and Authorities Summit in The Hague, Netherlands on June 25, 2025. (Getty Photographs/ZELENSKIY / OFFICIAL / TELEGRAM ACCOUNT / )
Their joint presence underscores Europe’s push to current a united entrance as Russia’s struggle drags on.
Zelenskyy met von der Leyen in Brussels forward of the Trump talks to set priorities for the White Home assembly, specializing in long-term army support, Ukraine’s EU ambitions, and bolstering transatlantic solidarity towards Russian aggression.
Von der Leyen mentioned at a joint press convention she was glad to affix Zelenskyy and different leaders in Washington on Monday.
Trump referred to as it a “nice honor.”
ZELENSKYY OUTLINES PEACE DEMANDS BEFORE HIGH-STAKES WHITE HOUSE MEETING WITH TRUMP
President Donald Trump gestures within the State Eating Room of the White Home, Friday, Aug. 8, 2025, in Washington. (AP Picture/Mark Schiefelbein)
“Massive day on the White Home tomorrow. By no means had so many European Leaders at one time. My nice honor to host them!!!” he mentioned in one other publish on Reality Social.
“The Pretend Information has been saying for 3 days that I suffered a ‘main defeat’ by permitting President Vladimir Putin of Russia to have a serious Summit in the US,” Trump mentioned in one other publish. “Really, he would have liked doing the assembly wherever else however the U.S., and the Pretend Information is aware of this. It was a serious level of rivalry! If we had the Summit elsewhere, the Democrat run and managed media would have mentioned what a horrible factor THAT was.
“These individuals are sick! They even need CRIME IN D.C., and different BLUE Cities all through our Nation, however don’t fear, I gained’t let that occur,” the president continued. “Similar to our now safe Southern Border (ZERO illegals in final 3 months!), our cities shall be Safe and Protected, and D.C. will cleared the path!”
SUMMIT WITH PUTIN SET TO TOP TRUMP’S AGENDA THIS WEEK AS UKRAINE WAR TAKES CENTER STAGE
U.S. President Donald Trump (R) walks with Russian President Vladimir Putin as they arrives at Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson on August 15, 2025, in Anchorage, Alaska. (Andrew Harnik/Getty Photographs)
Zelenskyy’s White Home assembly follows Trump’s summit with Russian President Vladimir Putin in Anchorage on Friday, the place Trump dropped his ceasefire demand and urged a last peace deal.
After assembly with Putin, Trump mentioned the Russian chief was keen to finish the struggle in change for key Ukrainian territorial concessions. He added that Kyiv ought to take the deal as a result of “Russia is a really massive energy, and so they’re not.”
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Zelenskyy and European leaders constantly reject proposals to give up Ukrainian land to Russia.
Fox Information Digital’s Amanda Macias contributed to this report.
