In a shift, Trump now aligns more closely with Putin than allies in Europe in calling for final talks before a ceasefire

Secretary of State Rubio said Trump's position on the war in Ukraine hasn't changed after Friday's summit with Putin and that Ukraine must be involved in peace talks.

The talks at the White House follow Friday's summit in Alaska, where President Trump and Vladimir Putin met to discuss Russia's war in Ukraine.

After meeting the Russian president, President Trump told European leaders he now favors giving up territory Ukraine controls to Russia to end the fighting, a concession Ukraine has long opposed.

Ukraine's Volodymyr Zelenskyy will visit Trump in Washington on Monday to discuss 'ending the war' with President Donald Trump

BRUSSELS (AP) — European leaders have praised President Donald Trump for agreeing to allow U.S. military support for a force they are mustering to police any future peace in Ukraine — a move that vastly improves the chances of success for an operation that could prove essential for the country’s security.

In a series of interviews on Sunday, Rubio said progress was made at the Alaska meeting between Trump and Putin, but a ceasefire has yet to be agreed upon. “We made progress in the sense that we identified potential areas of agreement,