Zelenskyy’s European ‘bodyguards’: which leaders will join Trump talks in Washington?

Published on August 18, 2025 at 12:54 PM
Zelenskyy’s European ‘bodyguards’: which leaders will join Trump talks in Washington?

Presidents, PMs and heads of Nato and European Commission to accompany Ukraine’s leader at White House

European leaders arrive in Washington on Monday before Volodymyr Zelenskyy’s meeting with Donald Trump in the Oval Office, in a show of support for the Ukrainian president. It comes amid expectations that Trump will try to bully Zelenskyy into accepting a pro-Russia “peace plan” that would include Kyiv handing territory to Moscow. The Europeans have been described as Zelenskyy’s “bodyguards”, with memories fresh of the mauling he received in February during his last Oval Office visit. So, who are they?

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UkraineVolodymyr ZelenskyyEuropeDonald TrumpUS foreign policyTrump administrationUS newsUS politicsMark RutteRussia

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