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 fate of Donald Trump’s push to stop the fighting in Ukraine will be tested again as Volodymyr Zelenskiy prepares to respond to the US president’s shifting demands following mixed signals from the Russia-US summit in Alaska.

The US and Russia failed to reach a deal on Friday as Trump says a permanent peace deal, rather than a ceasefire, is the "best way" to end the war in Ukraine.

European leaders will join Volodymyr Zelensky for his crucial meeting with Donald Trump on Monday, it has been announced. European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen, German Chancellor Friedrich Merz, French President Emmanuel Macron and Nato secretary Mark Rutte all confirmed that they will attend the meeting in the White House tomorrow.