European NATO leaders must not be naive when discussing a Ukraine peace force but face up to the reality that they would need to deploy tens of thousands of troops to the country for the long term, the head of Germany's soldiers' union said.

President Donald Trump makes comments following a meeting with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy and European leaders at the White House.

The framework deal, announced as a joint White House-EU statement, also includes providing the United States with "preferential" market access for a wide range of its seafood and agricultural products.

The framework includes a 15% tariff on most EU imports, while the EU pledges to remove tariffs on all U.S. industrial goods

On Aug. 18, 2025, Trump met European, EU and NATO leaders at the White House to discuss the ongoing war in Ukraine.

The European Commission says it presumes the United States will impose a 15% tariff on most EU exports from Friday.

The outlook for European corporate health has slightly deteriorated, the latest earnings forecasts showed on Tuesday, marking a change of direction after several weeks of improvement.

On July 27, Ursula von der Leyen, the president of the European Commission and President Trump agreed to a deal that included a 15% tariff on most goods from the EU.

Former fast-food executive Andrew Puzder officially became the U.S. ambassador to the European Union during a swearing-in ceremony in Washington on Wednesday.