President Volodymyr Zelenskyy arrived in the U.K. on Saturday, directly after his meeting with President Donald Trump and Vice President JD Vance in Washington, D.C.
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President Donald Trump presided over his first Cabinet meeting. Elon Musk, unelected and unconfirmed, was also in attendance. Trump will host Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy at the White House Friday.
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy is going to have to come to terms with the new reality of Washington: America’s posture toward Ukraine has drastically shifted under Trump. | Jim Lo Scalzo/EPA Rachael Bade is POLITICO's Capitol Hill bureau chief and senior Washington columnist.
President Donald Trump and Vice President JD Vance clash with Ukraine's President Volodymyr Zelenskyy at the White House in Washington on Feb. 28, 2025.
During his visit with Trump, Zelenskyy was expected to sign the deal allowing the U.S. greater access to Ukraine's rare earth minerals and hold a joint news conference, but that plan was scrapped after the heated engagement between the leaders in front of the news media.
Democratic U.S. Sen. Amy Klobuchar of Minnesota is expected to discuss the bipartisan meeting she attended Friday in Washington D.C. with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy, which preceded a chaotic meeting in the Oval Office that ended with Zelenskyy being told to leave the White House.
Some European leaders have made it clear to Kyiv that they would prefer to see a restoration of ties between the United States and Ukraine, according to Euractiv. According to the agency, Western allies of Ukraine are gradually moving toward a "coalition of willing" with a new peace plan led by London and Paris.
European leaders vowed to ramp up efforts to support Ukraine, including discussing the formation of a "coalition of the willing" to create a peace plan and present it to U.S. President Donald Trump.
During the controversial meeting between Volodymyr Zelenskyy and Donald Trump that took place on Friday, the Ukrainian leader was asked by a conservative commenter why he doesn't wear a suit. For Ukrainians,
The Conservatives have hit out at Reform UK leader Nigel Farage after he told LBC President Volodymyr Zelenskyy is to blame for Friday's disastrous meeting with Donald Trump.
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