Just after noon, European leaders including Macron, Starmer, von der Leyen, Rutte, and Meloni began arriving one by one at the White House. According to the White House schedule, Trump will first meet with Zelensky at 1:15 p.m. before greeting the European leaders, followed by a multilateral meeting with all parties at 3:00 p.m.

This time, he wore a sort-of suit.When Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky packed for the White House, he left his fatigues at home and sported instead a jacket, sans tie. The wartime leader had so ruffled President Trump last time they met in the Oval Office,