Kyiv: Ukraine's President Volodymyr Zelensky has urged stronger sanctions against Russia if no trilateral meeting is held between him, US President Donald Trump, and Russian President Vladimir Putin.

Ukraine’s president condemns Russia’s “cynical” strikes before his meeting with Trump at 13:00 EST (18:00 BST).

Trump will meet the Ukrainian leader, along with several European heads of state and the NATO Secretary-General, on Monday.

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky revealed he will meet with President Trump in Washington, DC, on August 18 “to discuss all of the details regarding ending the killing and the

Volodymyr Zelensky has vowed to reject Vladimir Putin's "peace deal" - which involves handing large sections of Ukraine to Russia. The Ukrainian President has claimed his Russian counterpart wants the rest of occupied Donetsk - and effectively the entire Donbas region - as part of a ceasefire deal.

At what was billed as an “historic” presidential summit, hastily put together in Alaska on Friday afternoon, the optics were as clear and overshadowing as the vast Chugach mountains glistening over Anchorage in the summer sun.

Vice President JD Vance said Sunday that the US is working on getting Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky together with President Trump and Russia’s Vladimir Putin for crucial peace talks.