When Ukraine’s president sat in the Oval Office in February things went downhill, fast. On a mission to Washington to secure the U.S.’s continued support in his campaign to end Russia’s invasion of his country,

Ukrainian officials announced 13 people died and several more were injured in Russian attacks launched before world leaders meet at the White House on Monday.

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky is returning to the White House, where he will be briefed on President Trump’s Alaska summit with Russian President Vladimir Putin.

O n August 18th Volodymyr Zelensky, Ukraine’s president, will enter the White House to meet Donald Trump and discuss ending the war in Ukraine. For Mr Zelensky it is a perilous moment. Since Mr Trump met Vladimir Putin,

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

There is growing concern in Washington about how President Trump will play his meeting with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky, especially since Trump dropped his demand for a cease-fire before negotiating a peace deal—aligning more closely with Russian President Vladimir Putin.

Ahead of a meeting with President Trump, President Volodymyr Zelensky of Ukraine noted that Russia’s 2014 seizure of Ukrainian land became “a springboard for a new attack.”