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,

RUSSIA-UKRAINE BILATERAL: President Donald Trump announced yesterday that Russian President Vladimir Putin and Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy would hold a bilateral meeting in the coming days. That would be followed by a trilateral meeting with Trump and those two leaders. Trump held a summit with Putin in Alaska on Friday.

President Donald Trump took time out of his Ukraine peace talks to force world leaders to admire his range of MAGA hats designed to troll his political opponents. Seven European leaders joined Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky at the White House for a high-stakes gathering to discuss Russia’s ongoing invasion.

They are determined to impress upon Donald Trump two things: firstly, that there can be no peace deal for Ukraine without Ukraine's direct involvement and secondly, that it must be backed by "cast-iron" security guarantees.

The White House has dismissed reports that papers relating to US President Donald Trump's summit with Russian President Vladimir Putin were found by guests at an Alaskan hotel.