Camilla Jessen
US President Donald Trump is expected to meet with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy.
U.S. President Donald Trump is expected to meet with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy on Wednesday, June 25, during the NATO summit in The Hague.
The information was shared by a White House official who spoke on condition of anonymity, according to Politico.
This will be the first meeting between the two leaders since April, when they briefly met at the funeral of Pope Francis at St. Peter’s Basilica in Vatican City. That encounter followed a reported disagreement during an earlier meeting at the White House in February.
Their upcoming discussion is expected to take place on the sidelines of the broader NATO summit, which gathers alliance leaders to focus on key defense and security issues.
The expected meeting comes as the global spotlight has shifted somewhat toward rising tensions between Israel and Iran, even as Ukraine’s war with Russia continues into its fourth year.
The summit in The Hague will focus on transatlantic defense cooperation, continued support for Ukraine, and other strategic challenges facing the alliance.
On June 24, a senior NATO official said that Russia’s total casualties in the war against Ukraine have likely exceeded one million. This figure includes an estimated 250,000 Russian soldiers killed in action.
