Trump meets with Europe

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🗓️ 18 August 2025

⏱️ 29 minutes

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Donald Trump rolled out the red carpet for Russia's Vladimir Putin last week. Now, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy has come to Washington, and he's brought a few friends. This episode was produced by Denise Guerra and Rebeca Ibarra, edited by Amina Al-Sadi, fact-checked by Laura Bullard and Avishay Artsy, engineered by Andrea Kristinsdottir and Patrick Boyd, and hosted by Noel King. Listen to Today, Explained ad-free by becoming a Vox Member: vox.com/members. Transcript at vox.com/today-explained-podcast. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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0:00.0	The first time Ukraine's president, Volodymy Zelensky, met President Trump in the White House.
0:05.7	It didn't go well.
0:07.0	During the war, everybody has problems.
0:10.0	Even you, but you have nice ocean, and don't feel now, but you will feel it in the future.
0:16.0	God bless.
0:17.0	You don't know that.
0:18.0	God bless.
0:19.0	You will not have the war.
0:20.0	Don't tell us what we're going to feel.
0:22.1	Today, Zelensky visits again.
0:24.4	This time, seven European leaders are coming to.
0:27.9	Why the show of force?
0:29.2	They're not coming here tomorrow to keep Zelensky from being bullied.
0:32.1	Oh, okay.
0:33.1	Over the course of just another manic Monday at 1600 Pennsylvania Avenue,
0:37.0	President Trump
0:37.6	will meet Zelensky and company to try to settle Russia's war in Ukraine.
0:42.2	And on today, explained from Vox, we're going to tell you what to keep an eye on.
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