Trump held a summit with Russian President Vladimir Putin on Friday in Alaska at which the US president aligned himself with Putin by backing off his demand for a ceasefire amid peace-talk negotiations.

President Volodymyr Zelenskyy and President Donald Trump expressed hope that Monday's critical talks with Ukrainian and European leaders at the White House could lead to trilateral talks with Russian

The European political heavyweights expected in Washington are Macron, British Prime Minister Keir Starmer, German Chancellor Friedrich Merz, Italian Premier Giorgia Meloni, Finnish President Alexander Stubb, European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen, and NATO Secretary-General Mark Rutte.

The Ukrainian president and several European leaders will meet with the US president Monday to discuss peace negotiations with Russia

European leaders will join Volodymyr Zelenskyy in Washington, D.C., this week as he meets with President Trump at the White House, rallying around Ukraine's wartime president after Trump appeared to embrace a peace stance held by Vladimir Putin.

Ukraine's Volodymyr Zelenskyy will visit Trump in Washington on Monday to discuss 'ending the war' with President Donald Trump

European leaders are to join the Ukrainian president during a visit that seeks a path to ending the war between Ukraine and Russia.

Over the course of a single meeting with Vladimir Putin, Donald Trump has rewritten the West’s agreed strategy for ending the war in Ukraine.

The Washington meeting could prove to be crucial to the future of Ukraine, and all of Europe's security.

As Zelensky prepares for crucial talks in Washington, the shadow of Russia's demands looms large after Putin set the Donbas as his price for peace