(L/R) Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky speaks as French President Emmanuel Macron, US President Donald Trump and Finnish President Alexander Stubb listen during a meeting with European leaders in the East Room of the White House in Washington, DC, on August 18, 2025. European leaders join Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky in talks with US President Donald Trump on August 18, as they try to find a way to end Russia's offensive. The leaders heading to Washington on Monday to appear alongside Zelensky call themselves the "coalition of the willing." (Photo by ANDREW CABALLERO-REYNOLDS / AFP)