Ukraine's president speaks in favor of Türkiye as potential venue for face-to-face talks with Russian counterpart, saying it is a NATO country and 'part of Europe'

Ukrainian President Zelenskyy and other European leaders will meet with President Trump at the White House today after Trump's summit with Russian President Putin on Friday. NBC News' Yamiche Alcindor and Richard Engel report the latest.

According to the agency, following his summit with Russian dictator Vladimir Putin in Alaska, Trump has been leaning on Ukraine to reach a peace deal with Russia, the aggressor state. On Aug. 17, Trump’s administration stated that compromises would be needed on both sides.

NATO defense chiefs have discussed potential security guarantees for Ukraine to help end Russia's three-year war.

The clearest indication yet of a possible route to peace negotiations between war-torn Ukraine and sanctioned Russia came at US President Donald Trump's White House meeting with Ukrainian counterpart Volodymyr Zelenskyy and leading European leaders.

Trump urged Putin to arrange meeting with Zelenskyy. President Donald Trump called Russian President Vladimir Putin on Monday to urge him to meet with Ukrainian President Volodymy