Trump holds phone calls with Zelenskiy, NATO leaders after summit with Putin

16/8/2025 15:38

Donald Trump held a lengthy phone call with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy and subsequently spoke to NATO leaders after the U.S. president's Friday summit in Alaska with Russian President Vladimir Putin, the White House said.



Trump held the calls on his way back to Washington, landing in the early hours of Saturday morning.



European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen was among those on the call, in which Trump briefed European leaders about the summit, von der Leyen's spokesperson said. A NATO official said NATO Secretary General Mark Rutte also took part, while the Elysee confirmed French President Emmanuel Macron's participation.



Leaders from Germany, Finland, Poland, Italy and Britain also joined the call, according to the European Commission.



Axios reporter Barak Ravid said, citing a source, that Trump spoke for more than an hour and a half with Zelenskiy and European leaders.



Zelenskiy later said he would travel to Washington on Monday.



The highly anticipated summit in Alaska yielded no agreement to resolve or pause Russia's war in Ukraine, although both Trump and Putin described the talks as productive before heading home.