Zelensky Returns to Site of Stunning Oval Office Shouting Match
Zelensky and European leaders seek US security guarantees and coordinated peace talks amid ongoing conflict with Russia, with Trump showing increased openness to supporting Ukraine, officials said.
- On Monday, Zelensky returns to the Oval Office with European leaders including UK Prime Minister Keir Starmer, French President Emmanuel Macron, German Chancellor Friedrich Merz, NATO Secretary-General Mark Rutte, and EU Chief Ursula von der Leyen to coordinate peace efforts, following a tense Trump-Zelensky encounter.
- Six months ago, Zelensky faced humiliation in a televised grilling, but lessons from a Vatican tete-a-tete have influenced both Zelensky and Trump before their next White House encounter.
- The Trump administration says it is now open to providing Ukraine security guarantees, a shift praised Sunday by Ukrainian and European leaders during Europe’s holiday season.
- Zelensky has signaled a willingness to discuss broader security guarantees but ruled out land concessions, insisting that sacrificing land would violate Ukraine’s constitution.
- On Friday, Trump met with Putin in Alaska, promising to run proposals by Ukraine and European allies, then temporarily cut aid, heightening European fears.
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Zelensky returns to site of stunning Oval Office row
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky returns to the Oval Office today for the first time since a spectacularly tense exchange with US President Donald Trump saw their talks cut short and question marks raised over future US support.

Zelensky returns to site of stunning Oval Office shouting match
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky returns to the Oval Office on Monday for the first time since a spectacularly tense exchange with Donald Trump saw their talks cut short and question marks raised over future US support.
The US president's meeting with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky and European leaders is set to mark a turning point in the road to peace. The international community was on edge Friday night, lamenting the results of the Putin-Trump meeting in Alaska, which turned out to be not too great. Tomorrow, Volodymyr Zelensky will sit in the same chair he sat in when he got into trouble, but this time he will not be alone.
Francisco Pereira Coutinho, CNN Portuguese commentator, argues that Donald Trump is "childish in the way he is managing" negotiations for the end of the conflict in Ukraine. "He went out of Alaska with a hand full of nothing and is covered with peace at all costs," he adds.
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