Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy has arrived in Washington ahead of a planned meeting at the White House with President Donald Trump on Aug. 18.
Trump seeks to mediate a deal to end the Russia-Ukraine war following his Aug. 15 summit with Russian President Vladimir Putin.
The U.S. president said Aug. 17 that Zelenskyy could choose to end the Russia-Ukraine war “almost immediately,” ahead of the talks, which will also include European and NATO leaders.
“President Zelenskyy of Ukraine can end the war with Russia almost immediately, if he wants to, or he can continue to fight,” Trump stated on Truth Social.
Trump suggested that Ukraine might have to cede Crimea, which Russia annexed in 2014 under the Obama administration, and refrain from joining NATO as part of the deal to end the fighting….