After Friday’s summit in Alaska, all eyes are on Trump to see whether he breaks with Putin in any meaningful way, writes John Bowden

Last time Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky was in the Oval Office, a U.S. reporter asked why he wasn’t wearing a suit, a question that only heightened the antagonistic atmosphere. This time, according to a European official and another person also involved in planning the summit,

US President Donald Trump will meet with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky and European leaders at the White House to discuss the war in Ukraine. Follow for live news updates.

US President Donald Trump will hold bilateral talks with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky in the Oval Office on Monday, the White House said, ahead of a larger meeting with European leaders later in the day.

The meeting in Washington, D.C., marks the next stage of reaching a potential ceasefire or more sweeping and final peace deal.

President Donald Trump is ratcheting up pressure on Ukraine to agree to terms to end the war with Russia, echoing some of Moscow’s talking points two days after meeting President Vladimir Putin.

Near Ukraine’s southern front, both soldiers and civilians said they feared President Trump would present Zelensky with an ultimatum: Accept Russian President Vladimir Putin’s territorial conditions for peace,