Before a meeting with President Trump, President Volodymyr Zelensky of Ukraine said that Russia’s 2014 seizure of Ukrainian land became “a springboard for a new attack.”

The Kremlin's readout came after Trump said earlier Monday that he had begun arranging a face-to-face meeting between Putin and Zelensky.

Ukraine President Volodymyr Zelensky on Sunday hailed the United States' offer of security guarantees as a “historic decision”, a day before his meeting with US President Donald Trump. This comes after US envoy Steve Witkoff hinted that the US was prepared to commit to security guarantees.

President Trump is expected to press Ukraine to make concessions to end the war. President Volodymyr Zelensky will likely ask what, if anything, Russia is offering in return.

US President Donald Trump and Ukrainian leader Volodymyr Zelenskiy expressed hope their summit with European leaders could result in trilateral talks with Vladimir Putin over ending the Russian leader’s war in Ukraine.

Real America's Voice White House correspondent Brian Glenn praised Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky’s choice of suit at Monday's White House meeting. Glenn criticized Zelensky's attire during the last White House meeting with President Donald Trump.

Zelensky wore a black military-style suit to a cordial White House meeting with Trump, contrasting February’s tense encounter.