President Trump seeks to broker a meeting of the two leaders to end Europe’s most destructive war in generations.

Why it matters: Putin has shown no interest in sitting down with Zelensky through 3.5 years of war. President Trump claims that's now changed, and that a presidential meeting is the key to unlocking peace.

Doing so would require the Russian leader to “accept the failure of sitting down with a president he considers a joke from a country that doesn’t exist”

"The Federalist" CEO Sean Davis appeared on FNC's "The Will Cain Show" on Monday and reacted to Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky's meeting with President Donald Trump at the White House. WILL CAIN,

A European leader has found themselves embroiled in controversy after a remark was captured on a hot microphone just as reporters were leaving the high-stakes conference featuring Donald Trump, Volodymyr Zelensky, and Europe's Coalition of the Willing.

While the White House insists President Donald Trump wants to broker peace between Russia and Ukraine as soon as possible, President Vladimir Putin has not committed to a meeting with President Volodymyr Zelensky.

President Trump has offered only vague assurances of security guarantees for Ukraine if President Volodymyr Zelensky agrees to cut a deal with Russia.