Zelensky says 10 killed as Russia aims to 'humiliate diplomatic efforts' before White House talks
It's still early at the White House, but it's already shaping up to be something of a chaotic day.Outside the West Wing of the White House, photographers are already jostling fo...
It's still early at the White House, but it's already shaping up to be something of a chaotic day.
Outside the West Wing of the White House, photographers are already jostling for space, setting up ladders and stools in the hopes of catching a glimpse of Zelensky and the European leaders as they arrive.
Just across the driveway, camera crews and reporters have set up on a few patches of grass and gravel. Space is at a premium, and news outlets have been quick to claim their spaces.
Many early morning TV hits, however, were interrupted by the loud whirring of a lawn mower driving back and forth across the White House's grass.
President Donald Trump is not yet in the West Wing. If he was, there would be a US Marine posted outside. But we have been hearing from him on Truth Social.
"A big day at the White House," he wrote just a short while ago. "We have never had so many European leaders here at one time. A great honour for America!!! Let's see what the results will be?"
It's clear, however, that there are also other matters on his mind. So far this morning, he has also posted about crime in Washington DC, Hamas, Iran and his opposition to mail-in election ballots - as well as a simple message to "Make America Great Again".Things may have changed since the early weeks of President Donald Trump's second term, when he called Volodymyr Zelensky a "dictator" and someone who was risking "World War Three".
But his latest remark seemingly puts the onus on the Ukrainian leader to end the war.
He did not put a similar spotlight on Russian President Vladimir Putin - who's responsible for repeated aggressions against Ukraine - ahead of their recent Alaska summit.
The tone will concern Ukraine's European allies, even if they'll likely not challenge this directly.
Key European leaders will be in Washington to support Zelensky today, having their own meeting with the US president later.
They will want to avoid a repeat of the spiky encounter between Trump and Zelensky in the Oval Office in February - which many saw as a hatchet job on the Ukrainian leader. click on the link for more
