A heavy police presence and traffic delays marked Monday’s meeting between President Donald Trump and Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy at the White House.

Trump appeared to place the onus of ending the war on the Ukrainian leader and said Ukraine should give up Crimea and its hopes of joining NATO — key Kremlin demands.

U.S. President Donald Trump and Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy's meeting in the Oval Office was notably different from their last encounter in February.

As Zelenskyy didn't wear a formal suit during the Feb. 18 meeting, users on Polymarket, a crypto-based prediction platform, placed bets on whether he would wear a suit before July. As Zelenskyy met Trump in the Oval Office on Aug. 18, Polymarket users are betting on what the U.S. president would say during the event.

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy thanked President Trump and European leaders taking part in talks at the White House after their first round of meetings. Zelenskyy described his conversation with Mr.

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Europe has long feared that Trump might give away the farm, striking a deal that stops the war but rewards Putin’s aggression without guaranteeing Ukraine’s safety. But our colleagues report that Zelenskyy may come to today’s meetings willing to make a serious concession: One Ukrainian source says he’d likely OK freezing the war where the battle lines currently stand,