Oval Office Avengers Assemble to Stop Russia’s Recess Negotiation

In a summit that sounds like the Avengers got sucked into diplomacy, European heavyweights Keir Starmer, Emmanuel Macron, Friedrich Merz, Giorgia Meloni, and Finland's Alexander Stubb joined Ukraine's Volodymyr Zelenskyy at the White House to square off with Donald Trump’s US-backed plan. Their mission? To slam the brakes on proposals allowing Russia to munch away more Ukrainian land. The stakes? According to The Guardian's latest, it involves protecting Ukraine from a 'peace plan' that could let Russia cozy up in more Donbas real estate — proving that even global peace feels like a wild game of Risk in the Oval Office.

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Source: Theguardian | Published: 8/17/2025 | Author: Luke Harding