4 takeaways from Trump’s meeting with Zelenskyy and European leaders World Aug 19, 2025 10:30 AM EDT

WASHINGTON (AP) — During their second meeting in the Oval Office this year, President Donald Trump said the U.S. would be willing to support European efforts to police any peace deal in Ukraine, while its leader, Volodymyr Zelenskyy expressed his gratitude and wore dressier clothes.

And Vice President JD Vance kept his mouth shut.

As Trump hosted Zelenskyy and top European leaders to energize months of stalled U.S.-led efforts to halt Russia’s 3 1/2-year-old war, the tone and style of the sit-down was far different than when Ukraine’s president was hounded out of the White House in February.

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