A large map of Ukraine with the occupied territories marked was on display in the Oval Office, where US President Donald Trump and Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy began their talks on 18 August.

President Donald Trump said he would be calling Russian President Vladimir Putin after hosting the president of Ukraine at the White House. Trump sat down with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky in the Oval Office on Monday before also meeting with other European leaders hastily gathered in Washington.

President Trump and Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky held a much more cordial Oval Office meeting in front of TV cameras Monday than the fiery eruption that took place in front of the

European and NATO leaders announced Sunday that they will joining President Volodymyr Zelensky in Washington for crucial talks with President Trump.

Ukraine's leader is scheduled to meet with President Trump and his advisers in the Oval Office alone before an expanded meeting with European leaders.

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

President Donald Trump will welcome Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy back to the Oval Office on Monday for the first time since their blow-up in February. And this time, Zelenskyy will have seven European leaders alongside him determined to ensure that their security concerns aren’t overlooked as Trump tries once again to engineer an end to the war between Russia and Ukraine.