German Chancellor Friedrich Merz successfully navigated a 40-minute meeting with Donald Trump in the Oval Office without falling victim to the public humiliation the American president has doled out to other leaders — even though both Germany and Europe are two of Trump’s perpetual irritants.

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy has said that a 15-minute one-on-one meeting with US President Donald Trump at the Vatican helped improve their relationship and "did more" than the controversial Oval Office meeting attended by many people.

President Donald Trump took a markedly different approach to his Thursday bilateral meeting with German Chancellor Friedrich Merz compared to recent meetings with other foreign leaders. Last month, Trump derailed the visit from South African President Cyril Ramaphosa by rolling out a television in the Oval Office and playing clips of opposition leaders calling for