Kyiv is ready for any configuration of meetings with the Russian side if it helps to end the war, said President Volodymyr Zelenskyy at a meeting with journalists on August 20. Answering a question about preparations for negotiations with Russian president Vladimir Putin,

P resident Donald Trump welcomed Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy to the White House for a high-stakes meeting as the U.S. president pushed for a deal to end Moscow's war on its neighbor. A host of European leaders joined the pair.