European leaders to join Zelensky at White House as Trump envoy reveals major concession from Putin

Steve Witkoff says Putin willing to make “security guarantees” in a deal with Ukraine.

Published: August 17, 2025 10:17am

European leaders will join Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky when he meets with President Donald Trump at the White House on Monday, and Trump's special envoy revealed Sunday a major concession that Vladimir Putin has made in hopes of reaching a peace accord.

The leaders joining Zelensky include French President Emmanuel Macron, North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) Secretary-General Mark Rutte, UK Prime Minister Sir Keir Starmer and European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen, according to the BBC.

On Friday, Trump met with Putin in Alaska to discuss how the three-year-old war could end.

The U.S. has been engaging in negotiations between Russia and Ukraine to end the ongoing war that began in 2022. 

Trump special envoy Steve Witkoff told CNN Sunday that Putin agreed to “robust security guarantees” for Ukraine from the U.S. as part of a possible peace deal.

“We agreed to robust security guarantees that I would describe as game-changing,” Witkoff told Jake Tapper. 

Trump on Sunday morning wrote on TRUTH Social that there was "BIG PROGRESS" on Russia and to stay tuned. 

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