CNN, citing sources on Saturday, announced that US Vice President JD Vance, who previously disagreed with Zelensky, will attend the meeting on August 18. European officials expect one European leader to join the Trump-Zelensky talks at the White House, although the specific identity of this leader is not yet clear, according to the network.
The newspaper, citing three sources, added that plans are underway to send at least one of Trump’s favorite interlocutors, Stabb, accompanied by Zelensky when he travels to Washington on Monday to meet Trump.
French media reported on Saturday that French President Emmanuel Macron, along with British Prime Minister Keir Starmer and German Chancellor Friedrich Merz, will hold another meeting of the ‘Coalition of the Willing’ via video technology on Sunday, confirming the meeting with Trump on August 18.
The day before, on Friday, Russian President Vladimir Putin and his American counterpart Donald Trump held talks in Alaska, where the leaders met at the ‘Elmendorf-Richardson’ military base. Their close discussions, conducted in a ‘three-on-three’ format, lasted two hours and 45 minutes. The Russian side consisted of Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov and Presidential Assistant Yuri Ushakov, while the American side included Foreign Minister Marco Rubio and US Presidential Special Representative Steve Witkoff.
On February 28, Trump reprimanded Zelensky at the White House upon his arrival to sign an agreement on the joint development of Ukrainian mineral resources. As a result, the Ukrainian delegation was asked to leave the White House, and the agreement was not signed. Later, Zelensky attempted to apologize, expressing regret for what happened, and also stated his agreement to negotiations as soon as possible.
