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TOPSHOT - Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky and US President Donald Trump shake hands during a meeting in the Oval Office of the White House in Washington, DC, on August 18, 2025. European leaders join Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky in talks with US President Donald Trump on August 18, as they try to find a way to end Russia's offensive. The leaders heading to Washington on Monday to appear alongside Zelensky call themselves the "coalition of the willing." (Photo by Mandel NGAN / AFP) (Photo by MANDEL NGAN/AFP via Getty Images)

Trump urges Ukraine to take offensive route: ‘Little chance of winning without launching attacks inside Russian territory’

President Donald Trump has urged Ukraine to go on the offensive against Russia, arguing that Kyiv cannot prevail without striking inside Russian territory. This is a sharp departure from his earlier calls for restraint during the ongoing peace negotiations.

.S. President Trump And Russian President Putin Meet On War In Ukraine At U.S. Air Base In Alaska ANCHORAGE, ALASKA - AUGUST 15: U.S. President Donald Trump (R) greets Russian President Vladimir Putin as he arrives at Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson on August 15, 2025 in Anchorage, Alaska. The two leaders are meeting for peace talks aimed at ending the war in Ukraine. (Photo by Andrew Harnik/Getty Images) / WASHINGTON, DC - AUGUST 18: U.S. President Donald Trump greets Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky at the White House on August 18, 2025 in Washington, DC. President Trump is hosting President Zelensky at the White House for a bilateral meeting and later an expanded meeting with European leaders to discuss a peace deal between Russia and Ukraine. (Photo by Tasos Katopodis/Getty Images)

U.S. and NATO officials weigh Ukraine security guarantees as WH plans Zelensky-Putin Summit

U.S. and NATO military officials are assessing potential security guarantees for Ukraine following a meeting between President Donald Trump and Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky, in which the two leaders discussed next steps toward ending Ukraine’s war with Russia.

WASHINGTON, DC - AUGUST 18: U.S. President Donald Trump meets with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky at the White House on August 18, 2025 in Washington, DC. President Trump is hosting President Zelensky in the Oval Office at the White House for a bilateral meeting and later an expanded meeting with European leaders to discuss a peace deal between Russia and Ukraine. (Photo by Anna Moneymaker/Getty Images)

Trump: U.S. troops will not be deployed to Ukraine as part of security guarantees

President Donald Trump has confirmed that United States soldiers will not be deployed to Ukraine, as Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky requests international security guarantees as part of a Russia-Ukraine peace deal.

(L/R) NATO Secretary-General Mark Rutte, British Prime Minister Keir Starmer, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky, French President Emmanuel Macron, US President Donald Trump, Finnish President Alexander Stubb, Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni, German Chancellor Friedrich Merz, and European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen participate in a meeting in the East Room of the White House in Washington, DC, on August 18, 2025. European leaders join Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky in talks with US President Donald Trump on August 18, as they try to find a way to end Russia's offensive. The leaders heading to Washington on Monday to appear alongside Zelensky call themselves the "coalition of the willing." (Photo by ANDREW CABALLERO-REYNOLDS / AFP) (Photo by ANDREW CABALLERO-REYNOLDS/AFP via Getty Images)

European leaders and Zelensky push for Ukrainian security guarantees during WH meeting

President Trump met with Ukrainian President Zelensky and other European leaders on Monday in the East Room of the White House, following his Friday meeting with the Russian president. As the nations work toward a peace agreement, the back-to-back talks highlight a renewed diplomatic effort to halt the killing.

(Background) TOPSHOT - US President Donald Trump (R) greets Russian President Vladimir Putin on the tarmac after they arrived at Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson in Anchorage, Alaska, on August 15, 2025. Putin is in Alaska at the invitation of Trump in his first visit to a Western country since he ordered the 2022 invasion of Ukraine that has killed tens of thousands of people. (Photo by ANDREW CABALLERO-REYNOLDS / AFP) (Photo by ANDREW CABALLERO-REYNOLDS/AFP via Getty Images) / (L-Bottom) BERLIN, GERMANY - AUGUST 13: Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky listens as German Chancellor Friedrich Merz (not pictured) speaks during a joint press conference at the Chancellery following a virtual meeting hosted by Merz between European leaders and U.S. President Donald Trump on August 13, 2025 in Berlin, Germany. The meeting was meant to clarify the European position prior to talks scheduled for Friday between Trump and Russian President Vladimir Putin in Alaska on reaching an end to the Russian war in Ukraine. (Photo by Omer Messinger/Getty Images) / (R-Bottom) US Representative Marjorie Taylor Greene (R-GA) speaks during a hearing on trans people in women's sports on Capitol Hill in Washington, DC, on May 7, 2025. (Photo by Oliver Contreras / AFP) (Photo by OLIVER CONTRERAS/AFP via Getty Images)

MTG: Zelensky trying to ‘sabotage’ Trump-Putin meeting with drone strikes on Russia

Georgia GOP Representative Marjorie Taylor Greene (MTG) has accused Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky of trying to sabotage the highly anticipated meeting in Alaska between President Donald Trump and Russian President Vladimir Putin—citing Ukraine’s vast drone strike on Russia prior to the meeting.

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky (back L) and German Chancellor Friedrich Merz (back R) attend a video conference of European leaders with the US President on the Ukraine war ahead of the summit between the US and Russian leaders, on August 13, 2025. European leaders will hold online talks with US President Donald Trump, hoping to convince him to respect Ukraine's interests when he discusses the war with Putin in Alaska on Friday. (Photo by John MACDOUGALL / POOL / AFP) (Photo by JOHN MACDOUGALL/POOL/AFP via Getty Images)

Trump holds virtual meeting with Zelensky and European leaders ahead of Friday’s meeting with Putin

President Donald Trump held virtual meetings with leaders of NATO member states, as well as with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky on Wednesday ahead of Friday’s bilateral meeting with Russian President Vladimir Putin in Alaska.