President Volodymyr Zelensky returned to the White House on Monday to meet US President Donald Trump for fresh talks aimed at ending the war in Ukraine. Several European leaders also flew to Washington to attend the meeting, days after Trump met Russia's President Vladimir Putin in Alaska for a summit that failed to result in a ceasefire.

The fast-moving developments in Trump's near-back-to-back summits with the heads of Russia, Ukraine and European powers have highlighted a pair of repeated sticking points.

Zelenskyy is joined in Washington by a sweeping delegation of European leaders who rushed to the U.S. in support of the Ukrainian leader after being left out of talks between Trump and Russia's Vladimir Putin in Alaska last Friday.

Trump and Zelensky meet in Washington with key European leaders as momentum builds for a possible Ukraine peace deal. US President Donald Trump has hosted Ukraine’s leader, Volodymyr Zelensky, at the White House for what Mr Zelensky called their “best” meeting so far.

Trump gave his assurance that no American soldiers would be sent to protect Ukraine as part of a peace deal with Russia

White House Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt told the press President Trump has ruled out boots on the ground in Ukraine for peacekeeping.

President Donald Trump is offering his assurances that U.S. troops won’t be sent to help defend Ukraine against Russia