August 16, 2025
Zelenskyy Announces White House Visit After Trump-Putin Alaska Summit Ends in No Deal
After being shut out of President Trump and Vladimir Putin’s big summit in Alaska, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy announced that he’s traveling to the United States on Monday to meet with President Trump. Richard Haass and Celeste Wallander, adjunct senior fellow at the Center for a New American Security, join The Weekend to discuss.
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