Washington, DC: Hours before President Volodymyr Zelensky’s motorcade pulls up at the White House, Donald Trump has laid down terms he believes are essential for any end to the war in Ukraine. The U.S. president says Kyiv must cede Crimea to Russia and commit never to join NATO.

The European political heavyweights expected in Washington are Macron, British Prime Minister Keir Starmer, German Chancellor Friedrich Merz, Italian Premier Giorgia Meloni, Finnish President Alexander Stubb, European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen, and NATO Secretary-General Mark Rutte.

The Prime Minister will join Donald Trump and Volodymyr Zelensky in the White House as the US issues its demands to Ukraine following last week's Alaska summit with Vladimir Putin

President Donald Trump will meet with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy Monday in Washington, D.C., days after Trump met with Russian President Vladimir Putin to discuss ending the war in Ukraine.

U.S. President Donald Trump could offer NATO-like protection of Ukraine, and Russia is open to the idea, one of his top foreign policy officials said on Sunday ahead of a meeting with Ukraine and European leaders to hammer out details of possible security guarantees for Kyiv.

Secretary of State Marco Rubio denied that European leaders are in the U.S. to back up Zelensky from being railroaded into a deal.

European leaders will join Ukraine President Volodymyr Zelenskyy to meet US President Donald Trump in Washington, they said on Sunday, seeking to support Zelenskyy’s position as the US president presses Ukraine to accept a quick peace deal to end the Ukraine war.

After his shameful performance in Anchorage, Donald Trump is sitting down with Zelensky and European leaders in Washington today. Here’s the plan they need to persuade him to follow.   Founded in 1969, the Washington Monthly is an independent media organization based in Washington, D.C. Our mission: To preserve democracy and champion good governance through honest journalism and thoughtful commentary. We’re not a subsidiary of a giant media company or a mouthpiece for ideologues. We’re independent, listened to by insiders and willing to take on sacred cows—liberal and conservative.