Zelensky arrives to meet Trump backed by seven European leaders
Why it matters: Trump came out of the summit with Putin declaring that it was now "up to President Zelensky" to make a deal. But Putin's maximalist claims to Ukrainian territory make the prospect of a breakthrough in the immediate future highly uncertain.
Seven European leaders arrived at the White House ahead of Zelensky. After Trump and Zelensky meet, they will take part in a larger summit with those leaders — all strong supporters of Ukraine.
On the agenda: Security guarantees — which Ukraine insists upon as part of any deal — and territorial concessions, which Trump believes will be necessary to achieve peace.
The intrigue: Their last Oval Office meeting was disastrous, but two Trump advisers tell Axios they're not expecting a repeat.
Vice President Vance, who instigated the flare-up last time, will be in the meeting. So will Secretary of State Marco Rubio and White House envoy Steve Witkoff, who were also in the meeting with Putin, as well as Chief of Staff Susie Wiles and Ukraine envoy Keith Kellogg.
The White House did ask if Zelensky would be wearing a suit, after his decision not to last time irked Trump. Zelensky is wearing a black jacket but not a full business suit.
The leaders of the U.K., France, Germany, Italy, Finland, NATO and the EU have already arrived at the White House. The larger meeting is scheduled to begin at 2:30pm ET.
Driving the news: Zelensky made clear in his social media posts ahead of the meeting that while he and those leaders "all share a strong desire to end this war quickly and reliably," he won't cede territory to Russia.
Trump doubled down on this stance in a Truth Social post just before Zelensky arrived in D.C. late Sunday that said the Ukrainian leader "can end the war with Russia almost immediately, if he wants to," adding there's no "getting back" Crimea and "NO GOING INTO NATO BY UKRAINE."
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