Everything we know so far about the Trump-Europe summit today

US president Donald Trump is set to welcome European leaders – including his Ukrainian counterpart – to the White House to discuss the ongoing war with Russia.

Following Trump and Russian president Vladimir Putin’s summit in Alaska on Friday, in which no ceasefire was reached, the ‘coalition of the willing’ have rallied around Ukraine and strengthened their calls for a solution.

However there has been praise for the US, which agreed with Putin to security guarantees for Volodymyr Zelensky’s country, allowing the US to provide Ukraine with Nato-like ‘robust security guarantees’.

The coalition of the willing met virtually on Sunday in a meeting chaired by UK Prime Minister Keir Starmer and French President Emmanuel Macron.

Several European leaders including Sir Keir are joining Mr Zelensky for his meeting with Trump tomorrow, not long after a disastrous White House meeting after which the Ukrainian president was told to leave and the two leaders descending into a shouting match.

Mr Zelensky says he will once again push for a trilateral meeting between himself, Trump and Putin after he was excluded from the Alaska summit.

What time is Zelensky meeting Trump?

The White House has released the official timetable for the day ahead.

European leaders will arrive there at about 5pm BST (12pm EST).

An hour later, Mr Zelensky will be greeted by Trump before they head into a bilateral meeting at about 6.15pm (1.15pm EST).

Another hour later, Trump is set to greet the other European leaders for a photo call, and then at about 8pm (3pm EST) the multilateral meeting between Trump and all European leaders will begin.

It’s not yet known how long that meeting could last.

Have Trump and Putin agreed anything?

The short answer to this is no: Donald Trump and Vladimir Putin left the summit in Anchorage, Alaska, without reaching an agreement for the end of the war in Ukraine.

Putin claimed the pair had come to an ‘understanding’ on the conflict, but Trump told reporters afterwards ‘there’s no deal until there’s a deal’.

‘We didn’t get there, but we have a very good chance of getting there,’ he added.

After their almost three-hour meeting, both presidents delivered a joint statement before leaving without taking questions.

Later, Trump spoke to Fox News and suggested it could be ‘up to Zelensky’ to make peace with Russia.

When asked what advice he’d give the Ukrainian president, he said: ‘Make the deal… it’s really up to President Zelensky to get it done.’

He added that European nations ‘have to get involved a little bit, but it’s up to president Zelensky’ and warned ‘Russia’s a very big power’.

Despite touting himself as a peacemaker and a dealmaker, it seems Trump fell short at this meeting – as neither leader mentioned the word ‘ceasefire’ during their historic joint news briefing.

Trump and Putin on Friday said they agreed on several points but did not disclose them, and the two acted almost like old friends in the so-called press conference.

Who are the ‘coalition of the willing’?

The coalition of the willing is a group of 33 countries, spearheaded by the UK and France, who have pledged strengthened support for Ukraine as it defends its territory against Russia.

The countries have also pledged to be part of a peacekeeping force which could potentially be deployed on Ukrainian territory – but only if a ceasefire agreement is signed.

Its aim is to facilitate peace negotiations between Ukraine and Russia, mediated by the US, by building up security guarantees to ensure any peace deal reached is long-lasting.

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