The President of the European Commission Ursula von der Layen He said he will attend the meeting on Monday (18/8/25) in the White House by US President Donald Trump and his Ukrainian counterpart Volodimir Zelenski. European leaders have also been invited to this meeting.
“At the request of President Volodimir Zelenski, I will attend a meeting with President Trump and other European leaders in the White House,” Ursula von der Laienne said.
This afternoon, I will welcome @ZelenskyyUa in Brussels.
Together, we will participate in the Coalition of Willing VTC.
At the request of President Zelenskyy, I will join the meeting with President Trump and other European leaders in the White House tomorrow.
– Ursula von der Leyen (@vonderleyen) August 17, 2025
Last Saturday (16/8/25), German Foreign Minister Johann Vadeful said European leaders would decide in the day if they would accompany Zelenski in Washington for his meeting with Trump
At 16:00 (Greek time), a video conference of the leaders of the countries constituting the so -called “alliance of willing”, Kiev’s allies, as Elize announced today.
The President of the European Commission also stressed that will be welcomed later today in Brussels the Ukrainian President And they will participate together in this video conference.
Bild, citing government sources in Berlin, said yesterday that Germany’s leaders Friedrich Mertz, France Emmanuel Macron and Britain Kir Starmer will go to Washington on Monday to attend Trump’s meeting with Trump.