Trump appeared to place the onus of ending the war on the Ukrainian leader and said Ukraine should give up Crimea and its hopes of joining NATO — key Kremlin demands.

President Volodymyr Zelenskyy and President Donald Trump expressed hopes that talks with Ukrainian and European leaders at the White House could lead to trilateral talks with Russian President Vladimir Putin to bring an end to Russia’s war on Ukraine.

A heavy police presence and traffic delays marked Monday’s meeting between President Donald Trump and Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy at the White House.

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy will meet with President Donald Trump at the White House on Monday, alongside several European allies. Trump has urged Zelenskyy to accept a land swap deal with Russia after meeting with Russian President Vladimir Putin on Friday.

As Zelenskyy didn't wear a formal suit during the Feb. 18 meeting, users on Polymarket, a crypto-based prediction platform, placed bets on whether he would wear a suit before July. As Zelenskyy met Trump in the Oval Office on Aug. 18, Polymarket users are betting on what the U.S. president would say during the event.

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