US President Donald Trump does not see the need for a ceasefire on the way to ending the war in Ukraine, he said on Monday during an Oval Office meeting with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky. "I don't think you need a ceasefire," said Trump. "I like the concept, you know, I like the concept of a ceasefire for one reason, because you'd stop killing people immediately." "But we can work a deal where we're working on a peace deal while they're fighting, they have to fight." Trump added: "I wish they could stop. I'd like them to stop, but strategically, that could be a disadvantage for one s...

US President Donald Trump and Ukraine's Volodymyr Zelensky held a highly publicized meeting in the Oval Office on Monday as European leaders arrived in Washington for high-stakes talks on ending the war in Ukraine. Just days after he warmly received Russian President Vladimir Putin in Alaska, Trump and Zelensky answered questions from journalists before closed-door discussions on ending the war in Ukraine. The meeting, a repeat of the infamous showdown in February that erupted into a heated shouting match on live television, was far more courteous this time. Zelensky notably wore a black suit ...

EU member states will hold an online meeting tomorrow, August 19, to discuss today’s talks between Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy and US President Donald Trump at the White House, said European Council President António Costa, The Guardian reports. "I have convened a video conference of the members of the European Council for tomorrow at 13.00 CEST, for a debriefing of today’s meetings in Washington DC about Ukraine," Costa said. He noted that, together with the US, the EU will continue working toward achieving a lasting peace that "safeguards Ukraine’s and Europe’s vital security int...

EU member states will hold an online meeting tomorrow, August 19, to discuss today’s talks between Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy and US President Donald Trump at the White House, said European Council President António Costa, The Guardian reports. "I have convened a video conference of the members of the European Council for tomorrow at 13.00 CEST, for a debriefing of today’s meetings in Washington DC about Ukraine," Costa said. He noted that, together with the US, the EU will continue working toward achieving a lasting peace that "safeguards Ukraine’s and Europe’s vital security int...

EU member states will hold an online meeting tomorrow, August 19, to discuss today’s talks between Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy and US President Donald Trump at the White House, said European Council President António Costa, The Guardian reports. "I have convened a video conference of the members of the European Council for tomorrow at 13.00 CEST, for a debriefing of today’s meetings in Washington DC about Ukraine," Costa said. He noted that, together with the US, the EU will continue working toward achieving a lasting peace that "safeguards Ukraine’s and Europe’s vital security int...