Overview

• Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy held one-on-one discussions with President Trump on the war with Russia at the White House.
• During the meeting, Zelenskyy handed Trump a personal letter from his wife, Olena Zelenska, intended for First Lady Melania Trump.
• Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni greeted a Trump aide with a “namaste,” an uncommon gesture in the setting of formal introductions.
• European leaders joined discussions described as an effort to bridge divisions over a potential peace deal, days after Trump’s summit with Vladimir Putin in Alaska and his statements that Ukraine should cede Crimea and drop NATO ambitions.
• Meloni also advocated an Article 5–inspired security framework to protect Ukraine without formal NATO membership.