All eyes will be on the high-stakes meeting between President Donald Trump and Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky at the White House on Monday.

The last time Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky was inside the Oval Office, he was berated by his US hosts, denied a planned luncheon and abruptly asked to leave the West Wing.

Trump will meet the Ukrainian leader, along with several European heads of state and the NATO Secretary-General, on Monday.

US President Trump claims Zelensky could end the Ukraine war immediately, but Crimea and NATO membership are off the table.

Secretary of State Marco Rubio has blasted the "stupid media narrative" that President Donald Trump is going to "bully" Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky into signing a bad deal with Russia. Rubio pushed back during a Sunday appearance on CBS,

Trump posted on his Truth Social platform on the eve of a White House meeting with the Ukrainian president and European leaders.

Volodymyr Zelenskyy has delivered a blunt message to Donald Trump after the US president dropped his demands for a ceasefire in the Ukraine war. Trump’s dramatic U-turn came after he held talks with Vladimir Putin in Alaska.

Stock futures were drifting higher as investors prepared for another week of slow August trading and for a White House visit by Ukraine President Volodymyr Zelensky.

Political analyst Joe Siracusa has commented on news that European leaders will join Volodymyr Zelensky during his White House trip to meet US President Donald Trump. This comes after President Trump and Russian leader Vladimir Putin met in Alaska last week for talks on peace amid the prolonged and devastating war in Ukraine.