In Alaska, the Russian leader proposed that Ukraine hand over the remainder of the Donbas region to Moscow to stop the fighting.

Volodymyr Zelensky has confirmed he will not concede to an overnight demand from Donald Trump as the Ukrainian president landed in Washington ahead of a meeting alongside European leaders on Monday.Trump used his Truth Social account to show his apparent stance going into the meeting,

Zelensky meet on Monday comes after the US President met Russian premier Vladimir Putin in Alaska on Friday to discuss ceasefire.

President Donald Trump is due to meet Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky, along with a number of European leaders, in Washington D.C. later on Monday.

At what was billed as an “historic” presidential summit, hastily put together in Alaska on Friday afternoon, the optics were as clear and overshadowing as the vast Chugach mountains glistening over Anchorage in the summer sun.

President Donald Trump on Sunday night declared that Kyiv would not be regaining Moscow-annexed Crimea, nor would it be allowed to join NATO.

Trump will meet the Ukrainian leader, along with several European heads of state and the NATO Secretary-General, 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 greet Zelensky the White House at 1pm local time (6pm BST) and the pair will then have a bilateral meeting beginning at 1.15pm (6.15pm). Following this, Trump will take part in a meeting with European leaders who have travelled to Washington to back Zelensky - this meeting is scheduled for 3pm local time (8pm BST).

Ukraine President Volodymyr Zelensky arrived in Washington, D.C., on Sunday night, saying he was grateful for President Trump’s invitation and wanted to end the war with Russia “quickly and reliably.” He also said that if there is a peace deal,