White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt said on Tuesday that Russian President Vladimir Putin has promised to meet with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy.

Zelenskyy and Trump expressed hopes that talks with Ukrainian and European leaders at the White House could lead to trilateral talks with Putin to bring an end to his war on Ukraine.

U.S. President Donald Trump has interrupted his talks in Washington with European leaders to call Russian President Vladimir Putin, an EU diplomat told Reuters on Monday.

Special U.S. envoy Steve Witkoff says Russian leader Vladimir Putin agreed to allow the U.S. and Europe to offer Ukraine a security guarantee resembling NATO's collective defense mandate.

Microphones picked up conversations that U.S. President Donald Trump and European leaders had as they gathered for talks at the White House.

President Trump and NATO's top official have made clear the fate of Ukraine-Russia peace talks rest with Zelenskyy and Putin.

French President Emmanuel Macron, in Washington for talks on long-term security guarantees for Ukraine, said France and Britain would hold a meeting on Tuesday with Kyiv's allies. But he warned against trusting Russian President Vladimir Putin,

President Donald Trump is willing to “crush” Russia’s economy with sanctions if Russian President Vladimir Putin refuses to meet with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy