The US president says Russia's Putin is "expecting a call" immediately after his talks with Zelensky and European leaders.

Just after noon, European leaders including Macron, Starmer, von der Leyen, Rutte, and Meloni began arriving one by one at the White House. According to the White House schedule, Trump will first meet with Zelensky at 1:15 p.m. before greeting the European leaders, followed by a multilateral meeting with all parties at 3:00 p.m.

During the public talks at the White House, Donald Trump expressed and said that "there is a good chance" of ending the war in Ukraine through these meetings.