In a whispered conversation with French President Emmanuel Macron at a summit with other European leaders on Aug. 18, the U.S. president seemingly shared that he thinks Russian President Vladimir Putin will agree to end the war in Ukraine in order to hand Trump a victory.

European leaders rushed to join Zelenskyy at the White House on Monday after Trump met face-to-face with Putin in Alaska.

White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt reiterated President Donald Trump's statement that no U.S. ground troops will be placed in Ukraine but that the U.S. will help coordinate security guarantees.

European leaders will join Ukraine's President Volodymyr Zelenskyy for his crucial meeting with President Trump in Washington on Monday.

Trump gave his assurance that no American soldiers would be sent to protect Ukraine as part of a peace deal with Russia

European leaders, including Emmanuel Macron and Keir Starmer, met US President Donald Trump with Volodymyr Zelensky to discuss Ukraine. The meeting followed Trump's talks with Vladimir Putin in Alaska.

Special U.S. envoy Steve Witkoff says Russian leader Vladimir Putin agreed to allow the U.S. and Europe to offer Ukraine a security guarantee resembling NATO's collective defense mandate.

During an Oval Office meeting on August 18, 2025, Donald Trump displayed a Ukraine war map highlighting territories under Russian control — a move Russia’s Foreign Ministry called a “strong slap” for President Zelensky.