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BREAKING: Zelensky Arrives in D.C. Ahead of Meeting With President Trump | JP

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Ahead of the big day tomorrow, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky has just arrived in Washington, D.C.

Zelensky will meet with President Trump at the White House Monday afternoon. Tonight, he will be staying at the President’s Guest House.

Of course, this follows President Trump’s historic summit with Russian President Vladimir Putin in Alaska, during which they made great progress.

Let’s hope tomorrow’s meeting with Zelensky is just as fruitful.

Upon arriving in D.C., Zelensky thanked President Trump in a lengthy social media post.

Read here:

Full text:

ZELENSKY ARRIVES IN DC, PRAISES TRUMP

“I have already arrived in Washington, tomorrow I am meeting with President Trump. Tomorrow we are also speaking with European leaders. I am grateful to @POTUS for the invitation.

We all share a strong desire to end this war quickly and reliably.

And peace must be lasting. Not like it was years ago, when Ukraine was forced to give up Crimea and part of our East—part of Donbas—and Putin simply used it as a springboard for a new attack.

Or when Ukraine was given so called “security guarantees” in 1994, but they didn’t work.

Of course, Crimea should not have been given up then, just as Ukrainians did not give up Kyiv, Odesa, or Kharkiv after 2022.

Ukrainians are fighting for their land, for their independence.

Now, our soldiers have successes in Donetsk and Sumy regions.

I am confident that we will defend Ukraine, effectively guarantee security, and that our people will always be grateful to President Trump, everyone in America, and every partner and ally for their support and invaluable assistance.

Russia must end this war, which it itself started.

And I hope that our joint strength with America, with our European friends, will force Russia into a real peace.

Thank you!”

Source: @ZelenskyyUa

President Trump will not just be hosting Zelensky on Monday; he will also be hosting a slew of European leaders at the White House.

The schedule for tomorrow’s big day has been released, and President Trump will be very busy (even for him!)

It looks like President Trump will meet with Zelensky first before meeting with European leaders.

Take a look at the schedule:

BREAKING: President Trump’s schedule for the big day has been released and it is packed.

12PM: European leaders arrive at the White House

1: Trump greets Zelensky

1:15: Trump’s long-anticipated Oval Office meeting with Zelensky

3: Meeting between Trump and multiple EUROPEAN leaders

Two huge meetings. Pray for peace.

The war could draw to a close starting tomorrow.

Here’s a closer look at that schedule:

Axios provided a breakdown of all the European leaders who will be in attendance tomorrow:

NATO Secretary General Mark Rutte

Rutte, the former Dutch Prime Minister, will attend Monday, per a NATO advisory.

  • Just last month, Rutte visited the White House to rally support for Ukraine.
  • Speaking alongside Rutte, Trump announced the U.S. would send “billions” of dollars worth of “the best” military equipment to NATO allies (with those countries footing the bill). Rutte said that would allow Ukraine to obtain “a massive supply” of weapons.

Worth noting: Ukraine has aspired for NATO membership — but Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth in February said Kyiv joining the alliance was not a “realistic outcome of a negotiated settlement.”

European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen

The European Commission leader, relatively fresh off negotiating a trade deal with the U.S., said she would meet with Trump and other leaders “at the request of” Zelensky.

  • She vowed Sunday at a press conference following a bilateral meeting with Zelensky to support him for “as long as it takes” and applauded the Trump administration’s “willingness to contribute” to security guarantees.
  • But she noted that “the work of defending Europe is first and foremost our responsibility,” adding that “we’ve been working hard to speed up and scale up as we increase Europe’s defense capability.”

Europe will also “continue to support Ukraine’s path to its membership” in the EU, she said Sunday.

German Chancellor Friedrich Merz

Merz announced in a Sunday X post that he would travel to D.C. to “exchange views with US President Trump on the status of peace efforts, security guarantees, territorial issues, and further support for Ukraine.”

  • The German defense ministry in May announced it would provide some €5 billion worth of military support to Ukraine.
  • Rutte last week thanked Germany in an X post for funding a package of U.S. military equipment for Ukraine, noting Germany is the largest European contributor of military aid to the country.

Finnish President Alexander Stubb

Stubb’s office confirmed Sunday that he would be in attendance.

  • On X, he said that “Europe and the United States are further strengthening their common position” and that joint efforts with Ukraine would continue in D.C.
  • Stubb, a golfer, has formed a relationship with the U.S. president, with Sen. Lindsey Graham (R-S.C.) describing him to The Wall Street Journal as “a conduit, a bridge, between Europe and Trump.”

Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni

Meloni is also set to travel to D.C., multiple outlets reported.

  • In a Saturday statement, the far-right leader applauded a “glimmer of hope” in peace discussions, saying Italy is prepared to do its part, per a translation.

French President Emmanuel Macron

Macron, who multiple outlets reported will be in attendance Monday, said after a Sunday virtual meeting of European allies that the leaders planned to demonstrate a united front, per the BBC.

  • He said it was time to move into a “new diplomatic phase” toward ending the war and warned that showing weakness now risks laying the ground for future conflict.
  • A source who discussed a call between Trump, Zelensky and several European leaders ahead of the Alaska summit told Axios that Macron took “very tough” positions and told Trump “a meeting is a very big thing to give to Putin,” Axios’ Barak Ravid and Marc Caputo reported.

British Prime Minister Keir Starmer

Multiple outlets also reported that Prime Minister Keir Starmer will attend talks in Washington.

  • Trump threatened a new deadline for Putin to agree to a ceasefire last month during a meeting with Starmer, who traveled to meet the U.S. president for wide-ranging talks in Scotland.
  • In a Saturday statement, Starmer said progress had been made, but the “next step must be further talks involving President Zelenskyy.”
  • He added, “The path to peace in Ukraine cannot be decided without him.”

Pray for peace!





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