President Donald Trump held hastily arranged talks Monday with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky and a host of European leaders — a rarity at the White House — as he seeks to negotiate an end to Russia’s war in Ukraine.
Most diplomats surveyed by CNN couldn’t remember another example of presidents and prime ministers ripping up their schedules to rush to Washington for emergency talks.
European officials said the last-minute decision to come to Washington reflected the urgency many leaders feel in aligning with Trump on ending the war — but also their concern that they not be sidelined.
Here are takeaways from the day:
The United States’ role in security guarantees for Ukraine was at the center of Monday’s talks. European leaders and Zelensky are eager to know what resources Trump will commit to ensuring, once a potential peace deal is reached, that Russia isn’t able to regroup and go after more territory down the road.
