Takeaways from Trump’s meeting with Zelenskyy and Europeans: Praise, security talks, more meetings

Takeaways from Trump’s meeting with Zelenskyy and Europeans: Praise, security talks, more meetings

President Donald Trump says the U.S. could support a European force in Ukraine to maintain a lasting peace in Russia's war

President Donald Trump, center, speaks as from foreground right, European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen, Finland’s President Alexander Stubb, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy, NATO Secretary General Mark Rutte, and from center right, Germany’s Chancellor Friedrich Merz, Italy’s Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni, France’s President Emmanuel Macron and British Prime Minister Keir Starmer participate in a meeting as Vice President JD Vance, from background right, Secretary of State Marco Rubio, Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent, Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth, White House Chief of Staff Susie Wiles and Special Presidential Envoy Steve Witkoff listen in the East Room of the White House, Monday, Aug. 18, 2025, in Washington. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon)