Ukrainian President will head to Washington on August 18, 2025 to discuss ‘ending the killing and the war’ with U.S. President Donald Trump.
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Ukrainian leader Volodymyr Zelenskyy will head to Washington on Monday (August 18, 2025) to discuss “ending the killing and the war” with U.S. President Donald Trump, he announced on Saturday (August 16, 2025).
Mr. Zelenskyy said so after holding a call with Mr. Trump, during which the U.S. leader informed him about the “main points” of his talks with Russia’s Vladimir Putin in Alaska.
“On Monday, I will meet with President Trump in Washington, D.C., to discuss all of the details regarding ending the killing and the war,” Mr. Zelenskyy said.
“I am grateful for the invitation.”
Mr. Zelenskyy said he had a “long and substantive conversation with Mr. Trump”, which began as a one-on-one talk, before being joined by European leaders.
The Washington meeting is set to take place three days after Mr. Trump’s talks with Mr. Putin in Alaska ended with no ceasefire announcement or apparent breakthrough to end Moscow’s more than three-year-long invasion.
The day after the U.S.-Russia summit, Mr. Zelenskyy called for Kyiv’s European allies to be involved at “every stage” of talks.
He also reiterated that he would be ready for a trilateral meeting with Mr. Trump and Mr. Putin — something that Kyiv has been pushing for but which the Kremlin has been resisting.
“Ukraine emphasises that key issues can be discussed at the level of leaders, and a trilateral format is suitable for this,” Mr. Zelenskyy said.
Published – August 16, 2025 02:04 pm IST
