President Volodymyr Zelensky and European leaders will aim to defend Ukraine’s position in talks after President Trump aligned more closely with Russia. Hours before the meeting, Russia hit Ukraine with a deadly strike.

Ukraine’s president condemns Russia’s “cynical” strikes before his meeting with Trump at 13:00 EST (18:00 BST).

US President Donald Trump will hold bilateral talks with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky in the Oval Office on Monday, the White House said, ahead of a larger meeting with European leaders later in the day.

The last time Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky was inside the Oval Office, he was berated by his US hosts, denied a planned luncheon and abruptly asked to leave the West Wing.

The meeting in Washington, D.C., marks the next stage of reaching a potential ceasefire or more sweeping and final peace deal.

President Trump will sit down with Ukrainian President Zelenskyy on Monday after a summit with Russian President Putin did not end with a ceasefire deal.