The White House summit between Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy, Donald Trump and European leaders regarding on the war with Russia has begun.
The European leaders attending the meetings include European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen, NATO Secretary-General Mark Rutte, U.K. Prime Minister Keir Starmer, German Chancellor Friedrich Merz, French President Emmanuel Macron and Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni.
Live coverage via Forbes below. The press event with Zelenskyy and Trump begins at about the 49:00 mark.
I’ll say this much – the key to success in just about everything is flexibility. Zelenskyy has clearly adjusted his approach to Trump after he was basically ambushed during their meeting in February. He’s avoiding disagreements on camera, he’s smiling, he’s being what he needs to be to get on with the Donald.
Two moments from the presser folks are talking about:
• Fox News reporter Peter Doocy asked Zelenskyy the douchey question “Are you prepared to keep sending Ukrainian troops to their deaths for another couple of years or are you going to agree to redraw maps.
• Trump declared mail-in ballots “corrupt” and he says he’s going to “get rid” of voting by mail. The U.S. Constitution makes it clear that states run elections as they see fit. Presidents can’t just get rid of mail-in ballots. Oh, and we aren’t the “only” country that allows voting by mail. He can’t stop lying…
Doocy asks Zelenskyy an insanely loaded question: “Are you prepared to keep sending Ukrainian troops to their deaths for another couple years, or are you going to agree to redraw the maps?” pic.twitter.com/jXauvTc5kS
— Aaron Rupar (@atrupar) August 18, 2025
At least 34 countries allow in-country mail-in voting and 100 allow it for overseas voters. https://t.co/VkB0cicoUv
— XSovietNews (@XSovietNews) August 18, 2025
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