The impact of the war in Ukraine on global politics continues to dominate the headlines, with all eyes on a series of meetings with Donald Trump this week.
From shouting matches sending shockwaves across the world, to Sunday’s defence summit, there has been plenty to keep up with in this fast-moving situation.
Here are five key moments you may have missed as the situation shows no sign of moving off the front pages.
Trump-Zelensky meeting ends in disaster
The meeting between Donald Trump and Volodymyr Zelensky blew up into a public row as the US President and his deputy JD Vance accused the Ukrainian leader of gambling with a third world war.
The US leaders claimed Zelensky was “disrespectful” and “ungrateful”, with the globally televised meeting descending into a shouting match.
The Ukrainian president left without having signed a deal key in securing US help in ending the war with Russia, and has since refused to apologise.
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Zelensky says relationship with Trump can be salvaged
Despite their heated meeting, Volodymyr Zelensky said he was hopeful he can salvage his relationship with Donald Trump.
Asked if the situation was recoverable the row in an interview with Fox News, he said: “Yes, of course. It’s more than two presidents. The historical relations, strong relations, between our people.”
“This is the most important – and of course [we’re] thankful to the president and to Congress – but first of all to your people. Your people helped to save our people.”
European leaders rally around Zelensky after Trump meeting
European leaders rallied around Ukraine after the disastrous White House meeting, sending messages of support for the country in its war with Russia.
Leaders including Poland and Spain’s prime ministers sent messages of solidarity, with the former saying: “Dear Volodymyr Zelensky, dear Ukrainian friends, you are not alone”, while the latter wrote on X: “Spain stands with you”.
French president Emmanuel Macron – who recently met with Trump himself – said: “I think we were all right to help Ukraine and sanction Russia three years ago, and to continue to do so. We, that is the United States of America, the Europeans, the Canadians, the Japanese and many others. And we must thank all those who have helped and respect those who have been fighting since the beginning.”
European leaders meet in London for defence summit
European leaders met in central London for a defence summit on Sunday following Sir Keir Starmer’s call for leaders to join a “coalition of the willing”.
Speaking after the summit, he said European powers must realise it is “not a moment for more talk, it is time to act”. Addressing journalists, he warned the West stands at a “crossroads in history” and announced a £1.6bn finance deal which will allow Ukraine to buy more than 5,000 missiles.
He also rejected suggestions that the US is an “unreliable ally”, saying: The US has been a reliable ally to the UK for many, many decades, and continues to be.”
Zelensky meets King at Sandringham
The king met with Volodymyr Zelensky on Sunday at the monarch’s his Sandringham estate in Norfolk.
The Ukrainian president travelled to the estate via helicopter after attending the defence summit on Ukraine in London.
He was welcomed by Charles and the pair are said to have spent around an hour together.
