How a chaotic 24 hours unfolded ahead of Trump-Zelenskyy meeting

If there's 1 happening the past 24 hours has confirmed, it's that it's inactive Donald Trump's world, and we're each conscionable surviving successful it.

In the aftermath of the Alaska meeting, the US president's deal-making skills came nether question erstwhile helium seemingly walked distant empty-handed.

But it was wide helium had retained his quality to drawback everyone disconnected guard, arsenic a gathering betwixt him and President Volodymyr Zelenskyy unexpectedly became a last-minute White House bid summit.

The invitation to European leaders drifted out, and wrong hours, the formed list had grown to see six more, arsenic satellite leaders dropped everything to acceptable successful with Mr Trump's unpredictable timetable.

There were signs of disorganisation down the scenes.

When the British Prime Minister's spokesperson was asked who the invitation had travel from - the White House oregon the Ukrainian president - they replied: "A spot of both."

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Meanwhile, the gathering of the conjugation of the consenting - a Starmer and Macron-led radical of Ukraine's European allies - had a tense consciousness to it arsenic members resolved to basal steadfast with Ukraine - adjacent if it puts them astatine likelihood with the US.

At times, it sounded similar they were trying to person themselves they could bash it.

And arsenic each of this frantic diplomatic absorption played out, the antheral successful the mediate of it each headed to the play people - calm astatine the centre of the diplomatic tempest helium created arsenic his allies swirl astir him.