WASHINGTON (AP) — Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy and Europe’s top leaders met with U.S. President Donald Trump on Monday on ending Russia’s war in Ukraine. Read what to know and get live updates.
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Monica Crowley, White House chief of protocol, from right, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy, President Donald Trump, France's President Emmanuel Macron, Germany's Chancellor Friedrich Merz, Italy's Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni and NATO Secretary General Mark Rutte walk through the Cross Hall of the White House, Monday, Aug. 18, 2025, in Washington. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon)
European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen, from left, British Prime Minister Keir Starmer, Finland's President Alexander Stubb, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy, President Donald Trump, France's President Emmanuel Macron, Italy's Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni, Germany's Chancellor Friedrich Merz and NATO Secretary General Mark Rutte stand before a group photo in the Grand Foyer of the White House, Monday, Aug. 18, 2025, in Washington. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon)
Monica Crowley, White House chief of protocol, from right, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy, President Donald Trump, France's President Emmanuel Macron, Germany's Chancellor Friedrich Merz, Italy's Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni and NATO Secretary General Mark Rutte walk through the Cross Hall of the White House, Monday, Aug. 18, 2025, in Washington. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon)
President Donald Trump, left, greets Ukraine's President Volodymyr Zelenskyy as he arrives at the White House, Monday, Aug. 18, 2025, in Washington. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon)
President Donald Trump, left, greets Ukraine's President Volodymyr Zelenskyy as he arrives at the White House, Monday, Aug. 18, 2025, in Washington. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon)
Ukraine's President Volodymyr Zelenskyy listens during a meeting with President Donald Trump in the Oval Office at the White House, Monday, Aug. 18, 2025, in Washington. (AP Photo/Julia Demaree Nikhinson)
President Donald Trump meet with Ukraine's President Volodymyr Zelenskyy in the Oval Office at the White House, Monday, Aug. 18, 2025, in Washington. (AP Photo/Julia Demaree Nikhinson)
President Donald Trump meet with Ukraine's President Volodymyr Zelenskyy in the Oval Office at the White House, Monday, Aug. 18, 2025, in Washington. (AP Photo/Julia Demaree Nikhinson)
British Prime Minister Keir Starmer, left, and France's President Emmanuel Macron participate in a meeting with President Donald Trump and Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy in the East Room of the White House, Monday, Aug. 18, 2025, in Washington. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon)
President Donald Trump, left, and Italy's Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni participate in a meeting with and Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy in the East Room of the White House, Monday, Aug. 18, 2025, in Washington. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon)
European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen, from left, British Prime Minister Keir Starmer, Finland's President Alexander Stubb, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy, President Donald Trump, France's President Emmanuel Macron, Italy's Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni, Germany's Chancellor Friedrich Merz and NATO Secretary General Mark Rutte stand before a group photo in the Grand Foyer of the White House, Monday, Aug. 18, 2025, in Washington. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon)
France's President Emmanuel Macron, left, and President Donald Trump speak during a meeting in the East Room of the White House with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy, Monday, Aug. 18, 2025, in Washington. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon)
President Donald Trump, seated center, speaks during a meeting with British Prime Minister Keir Starmer, seated from left, France's President Emmanuel Macron and Germany's Chancellor Friedrich Merz in the East Room of the White House, Monday, Aug. 18, 2025, in Washington. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon)
Ukraine's President Volodymyr Zelenskyy, from left, Finland's President Alexander Stubb and President Donald Trump walk through the Cross Hall of the White House, Monday, Aug. 18, 2025, in Washington. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon)
Ukraine's President Volodymyr Zelenskyy speaks as British Prime Minister Keir Starmer, seated from background left, France's President Emmanuel Macron and President Donald Trump listen during a meeting in the East Room of the White House, Monday, Aug. 18, 2025, in Washington. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon)
Members of the media watch a live feed as President Donald Trump, pictured on screen at right, meets with Ukraine's President Volodymyr Zelenskyy, Monday, Aug. 18, 2025, at the White House in Washington. (AP Photo/Jacquelyn Martin)
Germany's Chancellor Friedrich Merz arrives to meet with President Donald Trump and Ukraine's President Volodymyr Zelenskyy, Monday, Aug. 18, 2025, at the South Portico of the White House in Washington. (AP Photo/Jacquelyn Martin)
President Donald Trump meet with Ukraine's President Volodymyr Zelenskyy in the Oval Office at the White House, Monday, Aug. 18, 2025, in Washington. (AP Photo/Julia Demaree Nikhinson)
A military honor guard with flags arrives before President Donald Trump greets Ukraine's President Volodymyr Zelenskyy at the White House, Monday, Aug. 18, 2025, in Washington. (AP Photo/Julia Demaree Nikhinson)
Italy's Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni arrives to meet with President Donald Trump and Ukraine's President Volodymyr Zelenskyy, Monday, Aug. 18, 2025, at the South Portico of the White House in Washington. (AP Photo/Jacquelyn Martin)
President Donald Trump greets Ukraine's President Volodymyr Zelenskyy at the White House, Monday, Aug. 18, 2025, in Washington. (AP Photo/Julia Demaree Nikhinson)
Monica Crowley, White House chief of protocol, left, greets Finland's President Alexander Stubb upon arriving to meet with President Donald Trump and Ukraine's President Volodymyr Zelenskyy, Monday, Aug. 18, 2025, at the South Portico of the White House in Washington. (AP Photo/Jacquelyn Martin)
France's President Emmanuel Macron arrives to meet with President Donald Trump and Ukraine's President Volodymyr Zelenskyy, Monday, Aug. 18, 2025, at the South Portico of the White House in Washington. (AP Photo/Jacquelyn Martin)
President Donald Trump speaks with Ukraine's President Volodymyr Zelenskyy in the Oval Office of the White House, Monday, Aug. 18, 2025, in Washington. (AP Photo/Julia Demaree Nikhinson)
European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen arrives to meet with President Donald Trump and Ukraine's President Volodymyr Zelenskyy, Monday, Aug. 18, 2025, at the South Portico of the White House in Washington. (AP Photo/Jacquelyn Martin)
President Donald Trump meets with Ukraine's President Volodymyr Zelenskyy in the Oval Office at the White House, Monday, Aug. 18, 2025, in Washington, as Secretary of State Marco Rubio smiles at right. (AP Photo/Julia Demaree Nikhinson)
Monica Crowley, White House chief of protocol, from left, greets NATO Secretary General Mark Rutte upon arriving to meet with President Donald Trump and Ukraine's President Volodymyr Zelenskyy, Monday, Aug. 18, 2025, at the South Portico of the White House in Washington. (AP Photo/Jacquelyn Martin)
Members of the media wait for the arrival of Ukraine's President Volodymyr Zelenskyy at the White House, Monday, Aug. 18, 2025, in Washington. (AP Photo/Julia Demaree Nikhinson)
British Prime Minister Keir Starmer arrives to meet with President Donald Trump and Ukraine's President Volodymyr Zelenskyy, Monday, Aug. 18, 2025, at the South Portico of the White House in Washington. (AP Photo/Jacquelyn Martin)
President Donald Trump meets with Ukraine's President Volodymyr Zelenskyy in the Oval Office at the White House, Monday, Aug. 18, 2025, in Washington, as White House chief of staff Susie Wiles, left, and Secretary of State Marco Rubio listen. (AP Photo/Julia Demaree Nikhinson)
Monica Crowley, White House chief of protocol, from right, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy, President Donald Trump, France's President Emmanuel Macron, Germany's Chancellor Friedrich Merz, Italy's Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni and NATO Secretary General Mark Rutte walk through the Cross Hall of the White House, Monday, Aug. 18, 2025, in Washington. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon)
President Donald Trump, left, greets Ukraine's President Volodymyr Zelenskyy as he arrives at the White House, Monday, Aug. 18, 2025, in Washington. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon)
President Donald Trump, left, greets Ukraine's President Volodymyr Zelenskyy as he arrives at the White House, Monday, Aug. 18, 2025, in Washington. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon)
Ukraine's President Volodymyr Zelenskyy listens during a meeting with President Donald Trump in the Oval Office at the White House, Monday, Aug. 18, 2025, in Washington. (AP Photo/Julia Demaree Nikhinson)
President Donald Trump meet with Ukraine's President Volodymyr Zelenskyy in the Oval Office at the White House, Monday, Aug. 18, 2025, in Washington. (AP Photo/Julia Demaree Nikhinson)
President Donald Trump meet with Ukraine's President Volodymyr Zelenskyy in the Oval Office at the White House, Monday, Aug. 18, 2025, in Washington. (AP Photo/Julia Demaree Nikhinson)
British Prime Minister Keir Starmer, left, and France's President Emmanuel Macron participate in a meeting with President Donald Trump and Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy in the East Room of the White House, Monday, Aug. 18, 2025, in Washington. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon)
President Donald Trump, left, and Italy's Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni participate in a meeting with and Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy in the East Room of the White House, Monday, Aug. 18, 2025, in Washington. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon)
European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen, from left, British Prime Minister Keir Starmer, Finland's President Alexander Stubb, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy, President Donald Trump, France's President Emmanuel Macron, Italy's Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni, Germany's Chancellor Friedrich Merz and NATO Secretary General Mark Rutte stand before a group photo in the Grand Foyer of the White House, Monday, Aug. 18, 2025, in Washington. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon)
France's President Emmanuel Macron, left, and President Donald Trump speak during a meeting in the East Room of the White House with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy, Monday, Aug. 18, 2025, in Washington. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon)
President Donald Trump, seated center, speaks during a meeting with British Prime Minister Keir Starmer, seated from left, France's President Emmanuel Macron and Germany's Chancellor Friedrich Merz in the East Room of the White House, Monday, Aug. 18, 2025, in Washington. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon)
Ukraine's President Volodymyr Zelenskyy, from left, Finland's President Alexander Stubb and President Donald Trump walk through the Cross Hall of the White House, Monday, Aug. 18, 2025, in Washington. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon)
Ukraine's President Volodymyr Zelenskyy speaks as British Prime Minister Keir Starmer, seated from background left, France's President Emmanuel Macron and President Donald Trump listen during a meeting in the East Room of the White House, Monday, Aug. 18, 2025, in Washington. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon)
Members of the media watch a live feed as President Donald Trump, pictured on screen at right, meets with Ukraine's President Volodymyr Zelenskyy, Monday, Aug. 18, 2025, at the White House in Washington. (AP Photo/Jacquelyn Martin)
Germany's Chancellor Friedrich Merz arrives to meet with President Donald Trump and Ukraine's President Volodymyr Zelenskyy, Monday, Aug. 18, 2025, at the South Portico of the White House in Washington. (AP Photo/Jacquelyn Martin)
President Donald Trump meet with Ukraine's President Volodymyr Zelenskyy in the Oval Office at the White House, Monday, Aug. 18, 2025, in Washington. (AP Photo/Julia Demaree Nikhinson)
A military honor guard with flags arrives before President Donald Trump greets Ukraine's President Volodymyr Zelenskyy at the White House, Monday, Aug. 18, 2025, in Washington. (AP Photo/Julia Demaree Nikhinson)
Italy's Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni arrives to meet with President Donald Trump and Ukraine's President Volodymyr Zelenskyy, Monday, Aug. 18, 2025, at the South Portico of the White House in Washington. (AP Photo/Jacquelyn Martin)
President Donald Trump greets Ukraine's President Volodymyr Zelenskyy at the White House, Monday, Aug. 18, 2025, in Washington. (AP Photo/Julia Demaree Nikhinson)
Monica Crowley, White House chief of protocol, left, greets Finland's President Alexander Stubb upon arriving to meet with President Donald Trump and Ukraine's President Volodymyr Zelenskyy, Monday, Aug. 18, 2025, at the South Portico of the White House in Washington. (AP Photo/Jacquelyn Martin)
France's President Emmanuel Macron arrives to meet with President Donald Trump and Ukraine's President Volodymyr Zelenskyy, Monday, Aug. 18, 2025, at the South Portico of the White House in Washington. (AP Photo/Jacquelyn Martin)
President Donald Trump speaks with Ukraine's President Volodymyr Zelenskyy in the Oval Office of the White House, Monday, Aug. 18, 2025, in Washington. (AP Photo/Julia Demaree Nikhinson)
European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen arrives to meet with President Donald Trump and Ukraine's President Volodymyr Zelenskyy, Monday, Aug. 18, 2025, at the South Portico of the White House in Washington. (AP Photo/Jacquelyn Martin)
President Donald Trump meets with Ukraine's President Volodymyr Zelenskyy in the Oval Office at the White House, Monday, Aug. 18, 2025, in Washington, as Secretary of State Marco Rubio smiles at right. (AP Photo/Julia Demaree Nikhinson)
Monica Crowley, White House chief of protocol, from left, greets NATO Secretary General Mark Rutte upon arriving to meet with President Donald Trump and Ukraine's President Volodymyr Zelenskyy, Monday, Aug. 18, 2025, at the South Portico of the White House in Washington. (AP Photo/Jacquelyn Martin)
Members of the media wait for the arrival of Ukraine's President Volodymyr Zelenskyy at the White House, Monday, Aug. 18, 2025, in Washington. (AP Photo/Julia Demaree Nikhinson)
British Prime Minister Keir Starmer arrives to meet with President Donald Trump and Ukraine's President Volodymyr Zelenskyy, Monday, Aug. 18, 2025, at the South Portico of the White House in Washington. (AP Photo/Jacquelyn Martin)
President Donald Trump meets with Ukraine's President Volodymyr Zelenskyy in the Oval Office at the White House, Monday, Aug. 18, 2025, in Washington, as White House chief of staff Susie Wiles, left, and Secretary of State Marco Rubio listen. (AP Photo/Julia Demaree Nikhinson)
WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump this week quietly appointed four new members to the Commission of Fine Arts, one of two federal panels reviewing his plan to build a White House ballroom.
One of the four is James McCrery, an architect who had led the now $400 million ballroom project until Trump replaced him late last year. McCrery also served on the commission during Trump's first term as president.
The White House announced the project last summer and Trump later demolished the East Wing to make room for the ballroom. The National Trust for Historic Preservation has sued in federal court to halt construction until the fine arts panel and a second federal commission give their approval.
The four new members were revealed in court papers filed Thursday by a White House official as part of that lawsuit. The White House did not immediately respond to a request for comment.
The commission, which normally has seven members, has been vacant for months. Trump dismissed six commissioners last fall after the East Wing was demolished. A seventh commissioner, who was the panel’s chair, resigned after Trump took office last year because their term had expired.
The National Trust for Historic Preservation has accused the Trump administration of violating federal laws by starting the project before submitting it for independent reviews by the commissions and Congress, as well as the public.
The three remaining members appointed by Trump to the Commission of Fine Arts are: Mary Anne Carter of Tennessee; Roger Kimball of Connecticut; and Matthew Taylor of Washington, D.C.
The National Capital Planning Commission, the second federal panel with oversight of construction on federal land, including the White House grounds, heard an initial presentation about the ballroom at its meeting on Jan. 8.
Marine One helicopter is seen on the South Lawn of the White House to transport President Donald Trump to nearby Andrews Air Force Base, as work continues on the construction of the ballroom at the White House, Tuesday, Jan., 13, 2026, in Washington, where the East Wing once stood. (AP Photo/Pablo Martinez Monsivais)