US President Donald Trump will host Ukrainian leader Volodymyr Zelensky in Washington on Monday, joined by top European figures including NATO chief Mark Rutte, UK Prime Minister Sir Keir Starmer, and French President Emmanuel Macron, BBC reported.

The urgent talks follow Trump’s summit with Putin in Alaska, where the US president pushed for a permanent peace deal instead of a ceasefire. A US envoy later said Putin was open to “NATO-like” security guarantees for Ukraine — a move Trump called “big progress.”

European leaders are expected to back Zelensky amid concerns he could face pressure to concede territory. Zelensky has insisted Ukraine’s constitution forbids giving up land.

Despite signs of momentum, US Secretary of State Marco Rubio cautioned that a final deal to end the war remains far off, according to BBC.