It was a rare gathering inside the White House. President Donald Trump sat down with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy and European leaders, all in hopes of moving closer to ending the war in Ukraine. "More than anything, we just need peace," Pastor Leo Regheta said. "We just need the war to end."

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.

President Donald Trump and Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy held high-stakes talks at the White House aimed at ending the war in Ukraine.

Trump and Zelenskyy got along a lot better this time, and now the big question is what will happen next with Putin. Here’s how it all played out.

The White House has asked Ukrainian officials whether President Volodymyr Zelenskyy will be wearing a suit to his meeting with US President Donald Trump in the Oval Office on 18 August. Source: Axios,