Trump and Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky put on friendly faces in front of the world’s media in the Oval Office — avoiding a replay of their ugly spat from February — before Zelensky

Vice President JD Vance will attend the Oval Office meeting today with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky and also participate in a meeting with European leaders, an official familiar with his plans said.

Trump: “President Zelensky can end the war with Russia almost immediately, if he wants to, or he can continue to fight."

But as the sketchy details have hardened into a growing prospect of forthcoming demands that will prove impossible for Ukraine to accept, confidence is giving way to unease, not least about the planned meeting in Washington on Monday between Mr Trump and President Volodymyr Zelensky.

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

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy on Monday said he was open to holding an election in his country, if the war with Russia comes to an end and it was safe to do so.