NATO military leaders are expected to meet on Wednesday to discuss Ukraine and the way forward, U.S. and NATO officials said on Tuesday, as Washington and European capitals work out details of what security guarantees might look like for Kyiv.

The Kremlin’s goal is to destabilize Europe, and attacks on infrastructure are a preferred weapon, a new report said.

As President Donald Trump hosted Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy and top European leaders to energize months of stalled U.S.-led efforts to halt Russia's 3 1/2-year-old war, the tone and style of the sit-down was far different than when Zelenskyy was hounded out of the White House in February.

As the White House hosted talks aimed at bridging big differences between the United States and Ukraine over a peace deal with Russia, an image claimed to show France's president sitting outside the Oval Office with other top officials spread in posts mocking Europe's leaders.

Leaders of five European nations, plus the European Commission and NATO, are meeting with presidents Trump and Zelenskyy Aug. 18. Here's who they are.

President Donald Trump smiles widely during a meeting with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky and European leaders in the East Room of the White House in Washington, DC, on August 18, 2025. Andrew Caballero-Reynolds—AFP via Senior Correspondent This article is part of The D.

President Trump hosts a group of European leaders at the White House immediately after a meeting with Ukrainian President Zelenskyy.

Donald Trump said the US would help arrange European security guarantees for Ukraine if peace could be agreed with Russia, as he pledged to set up a meeting between Volodymyr Zelenskyy and Vladimir Putin.