Another major talking point is on security guarantees. Trump says security guarantees for Ukraine would be "provided" by European countries with "coordination" by the US. British Prime Minister Keir Starmer has told the BBC that the UK negotiators will shortly be arriving in Washington for further planning on this.

The White House, ahead of Monday's meeting, asked Zelensky to wear a traditional suit and tie, according to a European official and another person involved in planning. The request came through the office that handles White House protocol, though a spokeswoman declined to comment publicly.

The Ukrainian president’s outfit during his visit to the White House Monday reflects a change in tactics since his disastrous meeting with President Trump earlier this year.

Zelensky returns to the Oval Office for the first time since his blowup with Trump. This time he is bringing back up.

Former White Stripes frontman said the historic room now resembled ‘a vulgar, gold leafed and gaudy, professional wrestler’s dressing room’

President Volodymyr Zelensky of Ukraine and other European leaders have learned a thing or two about negotiating, Trump-style. So has Vladimir Putin.

US President Donald Trump will hold bilateral talks with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky in the Oval Office on Monday, the White House said, ahead of a larger meeting with European leaders later in the day.