Russian politicians have ridiculed European leaders following their White House meeting on the Ukraine war. Former Russian president Dmitry Medvedev called the "anti-Russian warmongering Coalition of the Willing" ineffective,

A few of the leaders were said to have interrupted summer holidays to fly to the United States on less than 24 hours’ notice to meet with the Ukrainian leader.

President Donald Trump is ratcheting up pressure on Ukraine to agree to terms to end the war with Russia, echoing some of Moscow’s talking points two days after meeting President Vladimir Putin.