
European leaders will join Zelensky in Washington
President Zelensky will meet President Trump to press his version of an end of the war in Ukraine.
President Zelensky of Ukraine is in Washington where he will meet President Trump later today to press his version of what an end to the war in his country should look like. European leaders from five countries will join Volodymyr Zelensky when he meets Mr Trump in Washington.
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(Photo: Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky speaks during a press conference at the European Commission in Brussels. Credit: Olivier Hoslet/EPA)
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