After half a year of quarrel, Zelensky is going to the White House again

　　 China News Service According to foreign media reports, US President Trump and Ukrainian President Zelensky will meet in Washington, the capital of the United States on the 18th local time. In February 2025, Zelensky had a fierce quarrel with Trump and US Vice President Vance at the White House during his visit to the United States. What will happen if Zelensky goes to the White House again this time is of concern.

　German Chancellor: Trump will not humiliate Zelensky again

According to Deutsche News Agency, German Chancellor Mertz is optimistic that Zelensky’s meeting at the White House on the 18th will not be the same as last time.

Mertz said on the 16th that he did not believe Trump would humiliate Zelensky again, and pointed out that European leaders would provide Zelensky with “some good advice” on the 17th.

“President Zelensky also saw that my meeting with Donald Trump was very different from his. We have discussed this issue in detail,” Mertz said.

“As long as the right steps are taken now, this summit can be a step to success on the road to peace in Ukraine. It’s the right path, but it’s still going to be tough. I don’t think we can underestimate this.”

　　European leaders hold a “voluntary alliance” meeting

According to the New York Post, French President Macron’s office said that the “voluntary alliance” will hold a meeting on the 17th before the Ukrainian president visits the White House.

British Prime Minister Stamer and German Chancellor Mertz will also attend the meeting.

According to the British Independent, the British Prime Minister and European leaders seem to be increasingly convinced that Trump will provide “security guarantees” for air support to support the Allies stationed in Ukraine’s ground.

The “voluntary alliance” composed of more than 30 countries is preparing to send ground troops to Ukraine after the end of Ukraine.

Starmer welcomed the “U.S. and Europe are willing to provide strong security to Ukraine in any agreement”: “This is an important progress and is crucial to preventing the crisis from breaking out again.”

Trump denied that European leaders played an important role in ending the Ukrainian crisis.

“There are many leaders in Europe, but they rely on me and rely on me very much. If it weren’t for me, this matter would never be solved until the last living person dies.” Trump said recently.

　　Putin makes a ceasefire request

According to the Financial Times,Putin demanded that Ukraine withdraw troops from Donetsk and Luhansk areas as a condition to end the Ukrainian crisis.

Putin made the request during a meeting with Trump in Alaska, according to four people familiar with the talks.

In exchange for Donetsk and Lugansk, Putin said he would freeze the front lines in the southern region of Khlsson and Zaporoze, where Russian troops would not launch new attacks to capture more territory, according to three people familiar with the negotiations.

The report pointed out that the Russian army controls about 70% of Donetsk, but its westernmost urban chain is still under Ukraine’s control, which are crucial to military operations and defenses on the eastern front of Ukraine. Except for a small part of the westernmost part of Luhansk, the rest are controlled by the Russian army.

People familiar with Zelensky’s ideas said he would not agree to hand over Donetsk, but he was willing to discuss territorial issues with Trump in Washington.

　　 Leaders of many countries will go to Washington to attend the U.S.-U.S. summit

　　 On the 17th local time, leaders of many European countries and NATO and EU confirmed that they would go to the White House to meet with US President Trump and Ukrainian President Zelensky. On the same day, Zelensky held a joint press conference with European Commission President von der Leyen, emphasizing that Ukraine “needs an effective security guarantee in practice.”

　　 On the 17th local time, leaders of Germany, France, the United Kingdom, Finland, Italy, NATO and the EU confirmed that they would go to the White House to meet with US President Trump and Ukrainian President Zelensky.

German government spokesman Konelius said German Chancellor Mertz will travel to Washington with Ukrainian President Zelensky and other European leaders, and will hold talks with US President Trump at that time. The German government regards the visit as an opportunity to exchange information with Trump after talks between the U.S. and Russia.

French Presidential Office said that French President Macron will travel to Washington, DC, USA to continue to promote coordination between Europe and the United States with Ukrainian President Zelensky and several European leaders, aiming to achieve a fair and lasting peace, safeguard Ukraine’s core interests and European security.

Zelensky: Ukraine will see its membership in the EU as part of security

On the 17th local time, Ukrainian President Zelensky said on social media that Ukraine will regard joining the EU as part of its security.

“This is a major change. But so far, there are no details on how this will work – what role the United States will play, what role Europe will play, what the EU can do. This is our main task,” Zelensky wrote.

On the same day, Zelensky also met with European Commission President von der Leyen in Brussels and held a joint press conference. He stressed that “we need a security that is effective in practice, just like NATO’s Article 5”.

Putin informs leaders of many countries about the meeting between Russian and US dollar heads

According to Russian Satellite Network, on the 17th local time, the Kremlin News Bureau issued a message saying that Russian President Putin had a phone call with Belarusian President Lukashenko, Kazakhstan President Tokayev and Uzbekistan President Mirziyoyev on the same day, and reported on his meeting with US President Trump in Alaska.

Lukashenko reportedly welcomed the steps taken to promote a peaceful resolution of the Ukrainian crisis. Tokayev expressed appreciation for the successful holding of this important negotiation, and the two sides also discussed some practical issues in the Russian-Kazakhstan cooperation agenda, including the progress of mutually beneficial cooperation projects in the energy field. Mirziyoev highly appreciates the positive momentum of the highest-level dialogue between Russia and the United States and emphasizes the importance of a peaceful solution to the Ukrainian issue.

Trump: Hope the Ukraine summit meeting between the United States, Russia and Ukraine before August 22

According to CNN, U.S. President Trump told European leaders that he hopes to arrange for a trilateral summit with Ukrainian President Zelensky and Russian President Putin by August 22.

According to reports, Trump said that if the talks with Zelensky at the White House on the 18th progressed smoothly, he would set out to arrange a trilateral summit between the United States, Russia and Ukraine.

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