White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt said on Tuesday that Russian President Vladimir Putin has promised to meet with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy.

With a chance to make a better second impression in the Oval Office, gratitude diplomacy was front and center for Zelenskyy. In addition to thanking the president six times, Zelenskyy extended gratitude to Melania Trump for personally writing to Russian President Vladimir Putin to think about the Ukrainian children and urge peace.

"White Stripes" singer Jack White slammed Trump's new Oval Office décor as "vulgar" and "gaudy" following Ukraine meeting, prompting sharp rebuke from White House officials.

President Donald Trump hosted several European leaders at the White House on Monday, Aug. 18, to discuss Ukraine's security amid Russia's ongoing invasion. Days before Trump's meeting with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy,

Brian Glenn, the American journalist who criticised President Volodymyr Zelenskyy in February for "not wearing a suit", praised his outfit at the White House meeting on 18 August and offered an apology.

Russian President Vladimir Putin has agreed to a bilateral meeting with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy, White House Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt announced Tuesday.

The rumor referenced the last time Zelenskyy visited the White House, in February 2025, when he faced criticism from conservatives and some reporters for wearing a full-sleeve black polo shirt emblazoned with Ukraine's coat of arms instead of a suit. The rumor appeared to originate from a post on X that was repeated on tabloid site Daily Express.