Trump hosts Zelensky for Oval Office talks
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Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky is returning to the White House, where he will be briefed on President Trump’s Alaska summit with Russian President Vladimir Putin.
The last time Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky was inside the Oval Office, he was berated by his US hosts, denied a planned luncheon and abruptly asked to leave the West Wing.
The vice-president upbraided him for ingratitude and he was accused of disrespecting the occasion by failing to wear a suit. This time around, weeks of coaching by European leaders paid off. Mr Zelensky thanked his host seven times in 50 seconds as cameras rolled in the Oval Office.
This wasn’t a February rerun. The Oval Office meeting today, which just concluded, was marked by compliments and a few laughs and a determined effort to keep things on track. Ukrainian President Volod
European and NATO leaders announced Sunday that they will joining President Volodymyr Zelensky in Washington for crucial talks with President Trump.
Ukraine's leader is scheduled to meet with President Trump and his advisers in the Oval Office alone before an expanded meeting with European leaders.
President Donald Trump will welcome Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy back to the Oval Office on Monday for the first time since their blow-up in February. And this time, Zelenskyy will have seven European leaders alongside him determined to ensure that their security concerns aren’t overlooked as Trump tries once again to engineer an end to the war between Russia and Ukraine.