All eyes will be on the high-stakes meeting between President Donald Trump and Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky at the White House on Monday.

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.

Seven European leaders will join Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky for talks Monday with U.S. President Donald Trump in a bid to end the war against Russia.

On Sunday, Secretary of State Marco Rubio, who sat in on the meetings with Mr. Putin at the American air base outside of Anchorage, disputed the idea that the Europeans were coming as a posse to protect Mr. Zelensky from a repeat of the February shouting match.

European leaders will want to form a human shield around Volodymyr Zelensky when they arrive in Washington on Monday.

Zelensky visited the White House in February, the trip becoming a public dressing-down of the Ukrainian leader by the Trump administration.

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky says Russia’s rejection of a ceasefire is “complicating the situation” when it comes to ending the war in Ukraine ahead of his visit to the White House on Monday.

Political analyst Joe Siracusa has commented on news that European leaders will join Volodymyr Zelensky during his White House trip to meet US President Donald Trump. This comes after President Trump and Russian leader Vladimir Putin met in Alaska last week for talks on peace amid the prolonged and devastating war in Ukraine.