Ukrainian President, Volodymyr Zelenskyy has arrived at the White House for a meeting with US President Donald Trump to talk peace over the ongoing Russia-Ukraine war.

The call assumes significance coming a week after the Trump–Putin talks in Alaska, and just hours before President Trump is scheduled to meet Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky in Washington along with several European leaders

Trump is staying in touch with Putin to keep him updated on crunch meetings with European leaders.

An American Orthodox archbishop exchanged warm greetings and gifts of holy icons with Russian President Vladimir Putin in Alaska.

At the White House, Trump and Zelenskyy struck a friendlier tone, backed by European leaders. Talks focused on security guarantees, ceasefire prospects, and trilateral negotiations, even as Russian strikes killed civilians in Ukraine.

Get latest articles and stories on World at LatestLY. French President Emmanuel Macron, United Kingdom Prime Minister Keir Starmer, German Chancellor Friedrich Merz, Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni, and Finnish President Alexander Stubb, as well as NATO Secretary-General Mark Rutte and EU leader Ursula von der Leyen, have already arrived at the White House. World News | EU Leaders Start Arriving at White House for Ukraine Meeting.

US President Donald Trump phoned Russian President Vladimir Putin to begin making arrangements for a face-to-face meeting between Putin and Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy after a day of extraordinary meetings at the White House on August 18 as part of a push to end the war in Ukraine.

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy, bolstered by the presence of key European allies, will meet President Donald Trump on August 18 in a session that could help decide his embattled nation's future, even as Trump appeared to shift the burden to Zelenskyy to end the war with Russia.

US President Donald Trump has written that it's going to be "a big day in the White House" as his Ukrainian counterpart, Volodymyr Zelenskyy, and European leaders arrived for talks on ending the fighting in Ukraine.