'We'll do our best' to end Russia's war, Trump tells Zelenskyy
The Washington talks follow a summit Trump held with Russian President Vladimir Putin in Alaska last Friday.
After the meeting between the two heads of state last week, Trump revealed that negotiations over a possible ceasefire have been pushed aside with a view to finding a quick peace deal, as Moscow's all-out war continues well into its fourth year.
However, this has led to concerns over possible concessions made to the Russian side, which is believed to have reiterated its maximalist demands, including asking for full control over four Ukrainian regions -- Donetsk, Luhansk, Zaporizhzhia and Kherson -- and retaining the illegally annexed Crimea, mobilising Kyiv's European supporters gathered around the "Coalition of the Willing".
The list of those in the room on Monday includes German Chancellor Friedrich Merz, UK Prime Minister Keir Starmer, French President Emmanuel Macron, Italian Premier Giorgia Meloni and Finnish President Alexander Stubb.
European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen and NATO Secretary-General Mark Rutte are also in attendance.
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