Trump to Meet Zelensky, al-Sharaa at NATO Summit
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- Trump will meet Wednesday with Ukrainian President Zelensky and Syrian President Ahmed al-Sharaa at the NATO summit
- Trump departs for Ankara Monday evening for the two-day summit, according to a senior White House official
Why it matters: Trump's Wednesday schedule pairs Zelensky — a wartime leader seeking continued U.S. backing — with al-Sharaa, the post-Assad Syrian president whose NATO-adjacent sit-down signals Damascus's tentative rehabilitation in Western diplomacy. The Ankara venue, Turkey's first NATO summit in 22 years, gives the meeting added weight as a NATO member hosts the alliance while mediating regional fault lines.