A scaled model of the Statue of Liberty draped in a Ukrainian flag stands in the French Embassy gardens in Washington, DC on August 18, 2025, as French President Emmanuel Macron met earlier in the day with US President Donald Trump, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy, and European leaders amid negotiations to end the Russian war in Ukraine. 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 Yves Herman / POOL / AFP)