Trump to host Ukrainian, NATO, European leaders seeking end to Russia’s war
President Donald Trump will host Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy, along with NATO and European leaders, at the White House on Monday in the latest high-stakes meeting seeking a negotiated end to Russia's invasion of Ukraine.
European leaders -- including European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen, German Chancellor Friedrich Merz, NATO Secretary-General Mark Rutte and British Prime Minister Keir Starmer -- are expected to arrive at the White House at noon, according to the White House.
Trump is then scheduled to greet Zelenskyy at 1 p.m. outside the West Wing, after which they will hold a bilateral meeting.
The European leaders and Trump will then take a group photo, which is expected to be followed at 3 p.m. by multilateral meeting between Trump and the European leaders in the East Room.
The day of meetings follows Trump's Friday summit with Russian President Vladimir Putin in Alaska, where the pair had what Trump described as a "very productive" meeting, but after which they didn't announce a deal to end the war.
The meeting also arrives about six months after an explosive Oval Office meeting between Zelenskyy, Trump and Vice President JD Vance.
"He can come back when he is ready for peace," Trump said at the time.
Zelenskyy on Sunday said on social media that he had arrived in Washington, adding that those who will attend the White House meetings "all share a strong desire to end this war quickly and reliably."
"Russia must end this war, which it itself started," he added.
-ABC News' Kelsey Walsh and Kevin Shalvey
