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).

European leaders, as well as the Nato chief, joining Zelensky for talks with Trump in Washington makes it an extraordinarily high-level meeting. This reveals how high their concern is that the US president will help Vladimir Putin defeat Ukraine by backing his demands - such as no ceasefire before final settlement.