Trump and Zelenskyy meet at the White House: What to know

This story appeared in The Logoff, a day by day e-newsletter that helps you keep knowledgeable concerning the Trump administration with out letting political information take over your life. Subscribe right here.Welcome to The Logoff: A brief-notice assembly on the White Home immediately introduced President Donald Trump, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy, and 7 different European leaders collectively to debate the Russian battle in Ukraine — however revealed little about whether or not a peace deal shall be doable.What occurred? Two main subjects of debate have been the opportunity of a ceasefire and safety ensures for Ukraine. Trump stated the US would offer Ukraine with “excellent safety” from Russia as a part of a possible peace deal; although the specifics of such an association are nonetheless unclear, NATO Secretary-Normal Mark Rutte described it as a “breakthrough.”The opposite huge results of the assembly is the promise of one other assembly — this time, a trilateral dialogue between Trump, Zelenskyy, and Russian President Vladimir Putin, which Trump has pushed to rearrange, and Zelenskyy immediately signaled he could be open to.The assembly additionally went extra easily than Trump’s February dialog with Zelenskyy, which devolved into Trump and Vice President JD Vance each haranguing the Ukrainian chief.Who attended? The assembly featured a exceptional assemblage of European leaders who gathered to point out help for Zelenskyy, underscoring the battle’s broader significance to the continent. Along with Trump and Zelenskyy, the leaders of Finland, France, Germany, Italy, and the UK have been within the room, as have been Rutte and Ursula von der Leyen, the European Fee president.What’s the context? At present’s assembly follows Trump’s Friday summit with Putin in Anchorage, Alaska, which ended abruptly with little introduced progress. Over the weekend, nevertheless, Trump indicated his help for a Putin plan that might require Ukraine to cede territory as a situation for ending the battle, in addition to backed off his earlier insistence on an instantaneous ceasefire.What’s subsequent? A trilateral assembly between Trump, Putin, and Zelenskyy now appears extra possible. Such a gathering might construct on discussions over the previous two weeks and produce Putin and Zelenskyy face-to-face — but it surely’s unclear whether or not Putin is even concerned about ending a battle when he believes his troops are nonetheless profitable on the battlefield.And with that, it’s time to log out…When you haven’t learn the most recent version of Vox Guide Membership, I extremely suggest it — my colleague Kelsi Trinidad rounded up a listing of fantastic guide suggestions from the Vox workers, and you may learn all of them right here. And whether or not it’s a guide from the checklist or one thing you have been already studying, I hope you’re capable of spend a while logged off with an excellent guide this night — we’ll see you again right here tomorrow!