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Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy has arrived at the White House. He and Trump shook hands and smiled. Zelenskyy is wearing an all-black ensemble, including a black jacket.

This is Zelenskyy's first time at the White House since his February clash with President Trump and Vice President JD Vance in the Oval Office, where Trump and Vance accused Zelenskyy of not being grateful enough of U.S. assistance.

The following individuals will be in the bilateral meeting between President Donald Trump and Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy, according to a White House official: Vice President JD Vance, Secretary of State Marco Rubio, Chief of Staff Susie Wiles, Special Envoy Steve Witkoff and Special Envoy Keith Kellogg.

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy greeted European leaders who rushed to Washington to support him in talks with President Donald Trump at the Embassy of Ukraine.

A video posted on X by Zelenskyy shows him dressed in a black coat, welcoming the leaders ahead of the White House meeting with President Trump.

"We must stop the killings, and I thank the partners who are working toward this and ultimately toward a reliable and dignified peace. Together with the leaders of Finland, the United Kingdom, Italy, the European Commission, and the NATO Secretary General, we coordinated our positions ahead of the meeting with President Trump. Ukraine is ready for a real ceasefire and the establishment of a new security architecture. We need peace," Zelenskyy wrote in the social media post.

While President Donald Trump and Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy are set to meet soon in Washington, Russian President Vladimir Putin will continue a series of international telephone conversations on Monday, during which he will brief his counterparts on the results of the Russian-American summit in Alaska, the Russian president's press service said.

Putin held a telephone conversation with South African President Cyril Ramaphosa, President of the Republic of Tajikistan Emomali Rahmon, Brazil President Lula da Silva. The Indian prime minister also state he had a call with Putin.