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

The Prime Minister will join Donald Trump and Volodymyr Zelensky in the White House as the US issues its demands to Ukraine following last week's Alaska summit with Vladimir Putin

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky reaffirmed his demand on Saturday for tougher sanctions against Russia if there is no meeting between him and the US and Russian presidents or if Russia tries to evade ending the war.

DONALD Trump has said Ukraine can end the war “immediately” as European leaders assemble today in Washington for high-stakes peace talks. The world leaders are expected to map out a

At what was billed as an “historic” presidential summit, hastily put together in Alaska on Friday afternoon, the optics were as clear and overshadowing as the vast Chugach mountains glistening over Anchorage in the summer sun.

Trump will meet the Ukrainian leader, along with several European heads of state and the NATO Secretary-General, on Monday.

Volodymyr Zelensky has vowed to reject Vladimir Putin's "peace deal" - which involves handing large sections of Ukraine to Russia. The Ukrainian President has claimed his Russian counterpart wants the rest of occupied Donetsk - and effectively the entire Donbas region - as part of a ceasefire deal.

A host of European leaders will join Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky for talks at the White House with US President Donald Trump tomorrow. The meeting comes on the heels of Trump’s summit in Alaska with Russia’s Vladimir Putin.