U.S. President Donald Trump and European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen said on Monday they spoke about missing children due to conflict as Trump hosted European and NATO leaders in Washington to discuss Russia's war in Ukraine.

The clearest indication yet of a possible route to peace negotiations between war-torn Ukraine and sanctioned Russia came at US President Donald Trump's White House meeting with Ukrainian counterpart Volodymyr Zelenskyy and leading European leaders.

President Trump warned that if the European Union fails to deliver on its commitment to invest $600 billion in the US, then he will ramp up tariffs against the 27-nation bloc.

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 Donald Trump hosted several European leaders at the White House on Monday, Aug. 18, to discuss Ukraine's security amid Russia's ongoing invasion. Days before Trump's meeting with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy,

President Donald Trump has made a series of false and misleading statements to justify his new tariff policies.

President Trump said he spoke Monday with Russian President Vladimir Putin in a bid to set up a pair of high-level meetings aimed at ending the war in Ukraine. Trump said he started making arrangement

(Reuters) -Following are key quotes from Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy's press conference after meeting U.S. President Donald Trump and European leaders in Washington on Monday. Translation by Reuters.