As the two world leaders meet at the White House ahead of Graham’s service at the Capitol, BBC takes a retrospective look at the previous meetings between Zelensky and Trump.
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Some of these meetings took place in a positive spirit for managing the Russian conflict in Ukraine, but their numerous talks have not been without sharp clashes.
February 2025 – A tense Oval Office meeting erupted into a fiery confrontation, with Trump and Vance sharply criticizing Zelensky, telling him he “has no cards” in the game, during the Ukrainian president’s visit to the White House. The session ended without signing the minerals deal both sides had aimed to ink and without any substantive step toward peace.
April 2025 – Trump and Zelensky met face-to-face at St. Peter’s Basilica for about 15 minutes, just before the funeral ceremony of Pope Francis. This marked their first public appearance since the February clash. Zelensky described it as the “best” meeting he has had with Trump, writing on X that they discussed a full ceasefire and a lasting peace.
August 2025 – After Trump’s summit with Putin in Alaska, Zelensky returned to the White House for a multilateral meeting. He handed a letter to Mrs. Melania Trump from his wife, expressing gratitude for the commitment to repatriating Ukrainian children held in Russia.
October 2025 – Another meeting with Zelensky at the White House again failed, leading to a heated debate after Trump insisted on territorial concessions from Ukraine, according to media sources.
December 2025 – Zelensky and Trump held a calmer meeting in Florida, where both leaders claimed that a deal to end the war was close to finalization.
July 2026 – At the NATO summit in Ankara, Trump informed Zelensky that the United States would grant Ukraine a license to produce Patriot missiles on its own territory, a turning point for the country that had sought for months increased air defense support against Russian missiles.
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