Ukrainian and Russian presidents Volodymyr Zelensky and Vladimir Putin looked set for a peace summit after fast-moving talks Monday between US President Donald Trump and European leaders that focused on the key issue of long-term security guarantees for Kyiv.

President Volodymyr Zelensky of Ukraine said that a full prisoner exchange was also essential to ending the war. Other European leaders also expressed their support for a cease-fire.

US President Donald Trump will meet with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky and European leaders at the White House to discuss the war in Ukraine. Follow for live news updates.

Russian attacks, including on an apartment block in Kharkiv city, killed 14 people across Ukraine, authorities said Monday, ahead of talks in Washington between President Volodymyr Zelensky and US leader Donald Trump.

Just after noon, European leaders including Macron, Starmer, von der Leyen, Rutte, and Meloni began arriving one by one at the White House. According to the White House schedule, Trump will first meet with Zelensky at 1:15 p.m. before greeting the European leaders, followed by a multilateral meeting with all parties at 3:00 p.m.

Ukraine has already seen what a failed security arrangement leads to. The West must assume Russian promises won’t amount to anything.

President Donald Trump and others mocked Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky in March when he showed up at the White House in his customary military-style fatigues. Zelensky apparently got the message.

Trump: “President Zelensky can end the war with Russia almost immediately, if he wants to, or he can continue to fight."

Donald Trump’s refusal to release the so-called “Epstein Files” earlier this summer marked a rare break between the president and some members of his diehard MAGA base. Now, a new point of contention has emerged: Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky’s “suit.