Just after noon, European leaders including Macron, Starmer, von der Leyen, Rutte, and Meloni began arriving one by one at the White House. According to the White House schedule, Trump will first meet with Zelensky at 1:15 p.m. before greeting the European leaders, followed by a multilateral meeting with all parties at 3:00 p.m.

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky thanked President Trump repeatedly during his opening remarks in the Oval Office—addressing a major criticism from Trump during their February meeting, when the Ukrainian leader was told he failed to voice enough appreciation for U.