How important is it to Donald Trump to broker a peace deal between Russia and Ukraine? | DW News

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy and several other European leaders are set to arrive at the White House for talks with U.S. President Donald Trump.
Among those heading to Washington for the highly anticipated meeting is Germany's Chancellor Friedrich Merz, following up on Trump's Alaska summit with Vladimir Putin last week. Ahead of today's talks, Trump took to social media, saying that Zelenskyy "can end the war almost immediately" if he wants to. This statement has increased the pressure on Zelenskyy to make concessions in return for peace.

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0:00 European leaders head to Washington for talks
0:34 Ines Pohl, DW Washington Bureau Chief
4:37 Andrew Denison, Director of Transatlantic Networks
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Post from DW News on August 18, 2025

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