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Trump calls Putin to arrange meeting with Zelenskyy

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USA TODAY

Daily News, News

4.41.2K Ratings

🗓️ 19 August 2025

⏱️ 12 minutes

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Summary

USA TODAY White House Correspondent Francesca Chambers breaks down Monday's meeting between President Donald Trump, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy and others.

Texas Democrats return home, ending a redistricting standoff against the GOP.

USA TODAY White House Correspondent Bart Jansen takes a look at Trump's threat to end mail-in voting.

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This is USA Today is the excerpt.

0:32.0

Today, breaking down Zelensky's Washington visit, plus Texas Democrats return home after

0:36.5

redistricting standoff.

0:38.2

And Trump threatens an executive order to end mail-in voting.

0:43.0

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky visited Washington yesterday to meet with President

0:47.0

Donald Trump and a number of European leaders to try and bring peace between Russia and Ukraine.

0:51.7

I spoke with USA Today. White House correspondent Francesca Chambers

0:55.1

for a recap and a look at what might come next. Francesca, appreciate you hopping back on.

1:00.5

Thanks, Taylor. So we know things were tense the last time Ukrainian President Vladimir Zelensky

1:05.9

met with President Donald Trump in Washington. I just want to start by hearing if there was any sign of some of those past tensions,

1:12.6

or was this a different energy this time around?

1:14.6

The energy was absolutely different, Taylor.

1:17.6

And I was actually in the Oval Office with both presidents and had a chance to ask President

1:22.6

Zelensky and President Trump a question yesterday.

1:25.6

But notably, you didn't see one of those fights break out like you did the last time.

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