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President Trump hosted Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy and European leaders at the White House on Monday, an event the U.S. president called "a very good, early step" to possibly resolve the war in Ukraine.

Trump didn't rule out the possibility of American troops' helping to guarantee peace between Ukraine and Russia should the leaders reach an agreement.

President Zelenskyy faces the fallout from the Alaska summit. He needs to remind Trump of the vision of a ceasefire and to halt the violence. EU Leaders will join him.

Trump sounded positive on Monday as he met with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy and European leaders at the White House, just two days after his summit with Russia's Vladimir Putin in Alaska. "I think President Putin will make peace. I think President Zelenskyy will make peace. We'll see if they can get along," Trump said.

US President Donald Trump has said that if his meeting with Russian leader Vladimir Putin in Alaska is successful, he will arrange a second meeting that Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy will be invited to attend.

WASHINGTON (AP) — Ukraine’s future could hinge on a hastily assembled meeting Monday at the White House as Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy brings with him an extraordinary cadre of European leaders to show U.S. President Donald Trump a united front against Russia.

The president called the meetings with both leaders "very successful," despite failing to reach a ceasefire deal.