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European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen will travel to the U.S. with President Volodymyr Zelensky for a meeting with U.S. President Donald Trump, a European Commission spokesperson confirmed on Aug. 17.
"At the request of President Zelensky, I will join the meeting with President Trump and other European leaders in the White House tomorrow," von der Leyen wrote on X.
According to the European Commission spokesperson, Zelensky is visiting Brussels on Aug. 17, where he will participate in an online meeting of the so-called "coalition of the willing."
Von der Leyen said she would also participate in the coalition meeting.
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