Trump opens the week with a new series of discussions on foreign policy on the Ukrainian war

President Donald Trump The agenda of foreign policy should resume the front of the stage this week, the Ukrainian president Volodymyr Zelenskyy visiting the White House on Monday while Washington continues to negotiate peace between Moscow and kyiv.

The next meeting comes in the heels of the Trump summit with the Russian leader Vladimir Putin In Anchorage on Friday, where the American chief went from the requirement of a cease-fire to the call to a final peace agreement. Trump discussed certain details of his meeting with Putin during a phone call with Zelenskyy of Air Force One.

European leaders will join the meeting of Trump-Zelenskyy, signaling solidarity with Ukraine

The White House has not yet published the details of the meeting, but has recognized that the main European allies will accompany Zelenskyy.

NATO secretary general, Mark Rutte, president of the European Commission Ursula von Der Leyen, French president Emmanuel Macron, British Prime Minister Keir Starmer, German Chancellor Friedrich Merz, Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni and Finnish President Alexander Stubb have all confirmed their intention to attend.

During the weekend, Zelenskyy recognized his last visit to the White House-interrupted by a cry match with Trump and the vice-president Jd vance – And told journalists in Brussels that he hopes that the meeting on Monday “will be productive” rather than rehearsal of the February meeting.

Trump’s consecutive meetings with the two former Soviet republics could prepare the ground for a trilateral summit with the United States, Russia and Ukraine.

Trump: We go directly to the Russian-Ukraine peace agreement, “not a simple ceasefire”

During the weekend, Zelenskyy Said that, so far, Russia has “given no sign that the trilateral will occur”. The Ukrainian leader also declared during the weekend that he would use his meetings in Washington to emphasize that kyiv would reject any peace agreement with Moscow which undermines the sovereignty of Ukraine.

Trump reported that Putin could be suitable for ending the war if Zelenskyy ceded the entire contested Donbas region in Russia.

US President Donald Trump (R) is walking with Russian President Vladimir Putin when they arrive at Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson on August 15, 2025 in Anchorage, Alaska. (Images Andrew Harnik / Getty)

The region, which includes the Donetsk and Luhansk Oblasts, is an industrial center where coal extraction and steel production remain at the heart of the Ukrainian economy. The control of Donbas mines and factories would give a powerful Moscow lever effect on the post-war financial survival of kyiv.

“The Constitution of Ukraine makes it impossible to renounce a territory or commercial land,” Zelenskyy said at a press conference at the EU Commission on Sunday.

“ Our position is clear: ” Zelenskyy and the EU reject the famous Ukrainian lands in Russia

“Since the territorial question is so important, it should only be discussed by the leaders of Ukraine and Russia in Trilateral Ukraine, the United States, Russia,” Zelenskyy said.

Secretary of state Marco Rubio Rejected reports that Trump supports Russia’s peace conditions.

“The president said that in terms of territories, these are things Zelenskyy will have to decide,” Rubio told Maria Bartiromo on Fox News’ “Sunday morning future. “”

“All that the president tries to do here is to reduce open problems,” said Rubio, adding that Trump remains focused on the end of the Kremlin war and a half in Ukraine.

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