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Trump to Host Netanyahu, Zelensky in Washington, Defies ICC Warrant

7/26/2026

Center

Trump Meets Leaders

U.S. President Donald Trump will meet Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky in Washington on July 28, 2026.
U.S. envoys Steve Witkoff and Jared Kushner met with President Zelensky to discuss renewed peace talks with Russia.
Both leaders will attend Senator Lindsey Graham’s funeral in Washington before the summit.
President Trump announced Netanyahu’s visit during his White House Correspondents’ Association Dinner speech on July 24, 2026.

Right

Trump Defies ICC

U.S. President Donald Trump will meet Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky in Washington on July 28, 2026.
The United States will not enforce the International Criminal Court arrest warrant against Netanyahu, Trump said.
He announced the visit at the White House Correspondents’ Dinner, joking that Senator Chuck Schumer had become a Palestinian.
Mayor Zohran Mamdani said NYC cannot enforce ICC warrant, leaving authority to federal government.

Blindspot

U.S. envoys Steve Witkoff and Jared Kushner met with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky to discuss renewed peace talks with Russia, and Zelensky is pursuing a cease-fire proposal as part of the new initiative.
Within this story's sources, this angle appears mainly in Center-leaning coverage and receives less attention in Right-leaning coverage.

History

Historical Context

The 1978 Camp David Accords, brokered by President Jimmy Carter, produced a 12-day negotiation that yielded a $2.5 billion U.S. aid package and the 1979 Egypt-Israel peace treaty. A later 2000 Camp David summit under Bill Clinton failed, sparking the Second Intifada. The 2026 Washington summit of Donald Trump, Benjamin Netanyahu and Volodymyr Zelensky follows this tradition of high-level trilateral talks.

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Trump Meets Leaders

U.S. President Donald Trump will meet Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky in Washington on July 28, 2026.
U.S. envoys Steve Witkoff and Jared Kushner met with President Zelensky to discuss renewed peace talks with Russia.
Both leaders will attend Senator Lindsey Graham’s funeral in Washington before the summit.
President Trump announced Netanyahu’s visit during his White House Correspondents’ Association Dinner speech on July 24, 2026.

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