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'We'll do our best' to end Russia's war in Ukraine, Trump tells Zelenskyy and European allies

• Aug 18, 2025, 3:43 PM
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US President Donald Trump hailed what he said was a "big day" Monday as his Ukrainian counterpart Volodymyr Zelenskyy and his European allies all came to the US capital for a major meeting on ending Russia's war in Ukraine.

The Washington talks follow a summit Trump held with Russian President Vladimir Putin in Alaska last Friday.

After the meeting between the two heads of state last week, Trump revealed that negotiations over a possible ceasefire have been pushed aside with a view to finding a quick peace deal, as Moscow's all-out war continues well into its fourth year.

However, this has led to concerns over possible concessions made to the Russian side, which is believed to have reiterated its maximalist demands, including asking for full control over four Ukrainian regions -- Donetsk, Luhansk, Zaporizhzhia and Kherson -- and retaining the illegally annexed Crimea, mobilising Kyiv's European supporters gathered around the "Coalition of the Willing".

The list of those in the room on Monday includes German Chancellor Friedrich Merz, UK Prime Minister Keir Starmer, French President Emmanuel Macron, Italian Premier Giorgia Meloni and Finnish President Alexander Stubb.

European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen and NATO Secretary-General Mark Rutte are also in attendance.

Follow our live blog below as Euronews' journalists from around Europe bring you the latest updates on the talks in the US capital:


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