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Trump Rejects Immediate Ceasefire as Zelenskyy Flies to Washington with European Leaders

European leaders have mobilized to secure binding security guarantees to block involuntary territorial concessions following Trump’s unproductive Alaska summit.

Trump said that Zelensky could end the war with Russia immediately if he wished, or continue fighting, while stressing, “no going into NATO by Ukraine and no getting back Obama given Crimea.”
FILE PHOTO: U.S. President Donald Trump shakes hand with Russian President Vladimir Putin, as they meet to negotiate for an end to the war in Ukraine, at Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson in Anchorage, Alaska, U.S., August 15, 2025. REUTERS/Kevin Lamarque/File Photo
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy will meet with President Trump at the White House.
U.S. President Donald Trump (R) greets Russian President Vladimir Putin as he arrives at Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson on August 15, 2025 in Anchorage, Alaska. INSET: U.S. Sen. Chris Murphy (D-CT) participates in a Senate Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions Committee hearing on prescription drugs costs at the Dirksen Senate Office Building on February 08, 2024 in Washington, DC.

Overview

  • President Trump ruled out an immediate ceasefire after his Alaska summit with Putin and urged Zelenskyy to negotiate a direct peace agreement.
  • Volodymyr Zelenskyy arrives in Washington on Aug. 18 accompanied by EU leaders including Macron, Merz, Starmer and von der Leyen to bolster Ukraine’s position.
  • European delegation aims to lock in credible, multilateral security guarantees and has signaled readiness to deploy reassurance forces once hostilities cease.
  • Trump’s special envoy, Steve Witkoff, says Putin agreed to allow the U.S. and European allies to offer Ukraine ‘Article 5-like’ security guarantees in a peace deal.
  • Ukraine’s constitution bars ceding territory, Kyiv rejects demands to transfer Donbas and fighting continues along eastern and southern frontlines.