President Trump Hosts Ukraine President - European Leaders at White House + Hamas Agrees to Latest Hostage & Ceasefire Proposal; Israel Weighing Options + US Navy Fields Coyote Interceptors on Destroyer + More

I - On Defense Podcast · Aug 19, 2025 · 17m

1. President Trump Hosts Ukraine President - European Leaders at White House.

Hopes of a breakthrough (in Peace) rose after President Trump said he had spoken by phone with Russian counterpart Putin -- following a "very good" meeting with the Europeans and the Ukrainian president at the White House.

European Leaders who attended:

NATO Secretary General Mark Rutte

Ursula von der Leyen, president of the European Commission

U.K Prime Minister Keir Starmer

Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni

Finnish President Alexander Stubb

German Chancellor Friedrich Merz

French President Emmanuel Macron

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