Trump to Host Zelensky and al-Sharaa at Turkey NATO Summit

The sessions follow Saturday phone calls held between Trump, Zelensky, and Vladimir Putin during the American Independence Day anniversary. White House Deputy Press Secretary Anna Kelly confirmed the meetings, with officials noting that the discussion with Zelensky remains focused on potential pathways to conclude the four-and-a-half-year conflict with Russia. Trump intends to debrief with the Russian leader shortly after his sit-down with the Ukrainian president to maintain diplomatic momentum.

Relations between Washington and Kyiv remain complicated. The two leaders last met at the G7 summit in France this June, an encounter that followed a volatile confrontation in the Oval Office earlier this year. Regarding the Syrian delegation, the agenda centers on regional stability. Despite speculation that Trump may press for Syrian military intervention in the ongoing conflict between Israel and Hezbollah, President al-Sharaa has publicly pivoted toward economic cooperation. Given the historical weight of the Syrian military presence in Lebanon that ended in 2005, any shift toward deeper involvement remains a delicate diplomatic tightrope for the White House.