After leaving Alaska, Trump says he would prefer to "go directly to a peace agreement" to end the war in Ukraine as he prepares to meet Zelensky on Monday.

Trump and Putin met at Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson in Anchorage, Alaska on Friday afternoon to discuss an end to Russia’s war on Ukraine, which began more than three years ago. The pair announced “great progress” had been made, but they still did not reach any kind of plan to end the war.

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky will meet with President Trump on Monday at the White House in the aftermath of Trump’s summit with Russian President Vladimir Putin in Alaska. Trump

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy will meet Monday in Washington with President Donald Trump, whose stance on ending Russia’s invasion of Ukraine has shifted to align with Russian President Vladimir Putin following their meeting Friday.

The US has proposed a model to end the war that would see Russia have military and economic control of occupied Ukraine under its own governing body

The following article contains strong language. Some soldiers are identified by first name or callsign only for security reasons. For Ukrainian soldiers born and raised on lands occupied by Russia, the fight for their home is deeply personal.

"What has been building up for the Ukrainians is fundamentally a manpower issue," a former senior Pentagon adviser told Newsweek.