Zelenskyy goes back to the White House

泽连斯基重返白宫

FT News Briefing

2025-08-18

11 分钟
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US President Donald Trump will meet with Ukrainian President Zelenskyy today, just days after meeting Russian President Putin, and the UK’s solar output is reaching record levels. Plus, tech companies are spending trillions to build AI data centers. Mentioned in this podcast: ‘Absolutely immense’: the companies on the hook for the $3tn AI building boom Putin demanded Ukraine cede Donetsk and Luhansk in exchange for freezing rest of front line Volodymyr Zelenskyy to press for ceasefire at Donald Trump meeting British solar power surges past 2024 total Today’s FT News Briefing was produced by Ethan Plotkin, Katya Kumkova, Marc Filippino, and Lulu Smyth. Additional help from Alex Higgins and Derek Brower. Our acting co-head of audio is Topher Forhecz. The show’s theme music is by Metaphor Music. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
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  • Good morning from the Financial Times.

  • Today is Monday, August 18th, and this is your FT News briefing.

  • Ukraine's President Zelensky will head back to the White House today to press for a ceasefire,

  • and the UK's solar output is breaking new records.

  • Plus, AI data centres may be soaking up too much capital.

  • The minute we start to see some pullback,

  • then that will damage confidence and we'll see a potential for correction.

  • I'm Lulu Smith, and here's the news you need to start your day.

  • US President Donald Trump will host his Ukrainian counterpart Volodymyr Zelensky at the White House today.

  • It comes just days after Trump met Russia's President Vladimir Putin in Alaska.

  • Zelensky will be joined by several key European leaders seeking a ceasefire to the war in Ukraine.

  • On Friday, the Alaska summit with Putin ended without any major news.