Ukrainian President Zelenskiy openly challenged Trump over his softer approach toward Russian President Putin, urging him to "make no compromises with a killer."

Washington’s shift on the Ukraine war marks a major break with European allies and comes as the Trump administration aims to repair relations with Russia.

Volodymyr Zelensky met with President Trump and Vice President JD Vance, both of whom castigated him during a meeting at the White House.

In a meeting with the UK prime minister, Trump says that a Ukraine-Russia deal will happen soon, or not at all. And Zelenskyy is scheduled to sign the rare earth minerals deal at the White House tomorrow morning.

After an argumentative meeting between Zelenskyy and Trump in the White House, European leaders quickly showed continued support for the Ukrainian leader. The next challenge will be how they deal with the US president.

Kaja Kallas, EU High Representative for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy, has emphasised that NATO membership is the only effective security guarantee for Ukraine. Source: Kallas in an interview with AFP during a visit to Washington,

A top EU policy chief has criticised ruling out NATO membership for Ukraine while questioning why Russia should get "what they want". Ahead of Ukrainian President Zelensky and President Donald Trump's highly anticipated meeting to discuss terms on ending the war between Ukraine and Russia,