Trump and Putin met at Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson in Anchorage, Alaska on Friday afternoon to discuss an end to Russia’s war on Ukraine, which began more than three years ago. The pair announced “great progress” had been made, but they still did not reach any kind of plan to end the war.

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.

The planned summit between U.S. President Donald Trump and Russian leader Vladimir Putin is a "highly anticipated meeting," the Republican said.

The White House is considering inviting President Volodymyr Zelensky to peace talks in Alaska on Aug. 15, the same day U.S. President Donald Trump and Russian President Vladimir Putin are set to meet.

The US president says if Friday’s summit in Alaska is a “good meeting” he will call Ukraine's President Zelensky to arrange a second meeting.

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

The White House is considering inviting Volodymyr Zelensky to Alaska for peace talks, where Donald Trump and Vladimir Putin will meet next week for a summit, US media reports.

Ukraine's President Volodymyr Zelensky warned that Moscow "must not receive any rewards" for its ongoing military assault on his country, ahead of the summit in Alaska on Friday between Russian leader Vladimir Putin and President Donald Trump.

President Donald Trump says the U.S. could support a European force in Ukraine to maintain a lasting peace in Russia's war