France, Aug. 16 -- Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky is due to visit Washington on Monday for vital talks with US President Donald Trump aimed at ending the ongoing war in Ukraine. This development follows a lengthy phone call on Saturday morning between President Trump and French President Emmanuel Macron, alongside key European leaders, to address the aftermath of the recent Trump-Putin summit in Alaska.

Macron's conversation with Trump, which lasted over an hour, also included German Chancellor Friedrich Merz, UK Prime Minister Keir Starmer, and European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen. The call came just one day after the Trump-Putin summit ended without a ceasefire agreement or significant breakthrough to halt the con...