US Allies Set to Plead With Trump to Stand Behind Ukraine

WATCH: Zelenskiy and his European allies head to Washington to meet Trump. Oliver Crook reports.Source: Bloomberg

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By Alberto Nardelli, Josh Wingrove, and Natalia Drozdiak

August 17, 2025 at 11:00 PM UTC

Updated on

August 18, 2025 at 12:36 PM UTC

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy and his European allies arrive in Washington on Monday anxious to find out what Donald Trump committed to at his summit with Vladimir Putin and apprehensive that he’ll force Kyiv into making unpalatable concessions.

Trump will host Zelenskiy and several European leaders to set out terms for a potential peace deal he discussed with Putin at last Friday’s meeting in Alaska. While the US is expected to focus on territorial concessions demanded by Russia, Kyiv will seek to pin down possible security guarantees.