Trump Says White House Talks With EU Leaders Advance Push to End Violence

President Donald Trump hosted a multilateral meeting with European leaders at the White House on 18 Aug 2025, describing the gathering as a “big day” and declaring the discussions “very successful” so far. Trump said all participants shared a “very simple goal: we want to stop the killing and get this settled.” He added that he believed Russian President Vladimir Putin also wanted the violence to end, and that Russia had agreed in principle to accept unspecified security guarantees, though no formal accord was announced. The U.S. president signaled optimism about forthcoming results, saying he expected the talks to be successful, but he did not provide a timeline or detail the next steps.