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.

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

I love it.” Mr Trump was referring to Mr Zelensky’s decision to bow to American pressure and wear a suit-like garment to the meeting, an issue that had contributed to an acrimonious blow-up in the Oval Office in February (when Mr Zelensky wore a black sweater).

Trump: “President Zelensky can end the war with Russia almost immediately, if he wants to, or he can continue to fight."

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

The president's sudden openness to offering NATO-style security guarantees to Ukraine has drawn a sharp rebuke from his hardcore allies.

Trump shows off merch teasing third term as Zelensky visits seeking end to Ukraine war: ‘Exit through the gift shop’ - The president was reaching for a ‘4 More Years’ hat to show the Ukrainian preside

President Donald Trump made some false claims to the press while meeting with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky at the White House on Monday – including a long-debunked claim that the US has given Ukraine more than $300 billion in wartime aid.