Moscow continues to throw cold water on the prospect of Putin-Zelenskyy meeting, and is insisting Russia have a role in security guarantees for Ukraine.

ABC News chief Washington correspondent Jonathan Karl told "Washington Week" host Jeffrey Goldberg that perhaps facing the possibility of spending the rest of your life in prison has given President Donald Trump some confidence in a Russia-Ukraine peace deal.

Russian president Vladimir Putin is reportedly willing to freeze current front lines in exchange for Ukrainian territorial concessions and a NATO membership ban.

Just after noon, European leaders including Macron, Starmer, von der Leyen, Rutte, and Meloni began arriving one by one at the White House. According to the White House schedule, Trump will first meet with Zelensky at 1:15 p.m. before greeting the European leaders, followed by a multilateral meeting with all parties at 3:00 p.m.

President Donald Trump offered his assurances that U.S. troops would not be sent to Ukraine to defend against Russia, after seeming to leave open the possibility.

President Donald Trump spoke about his efforts at peace between Russia and Ukraine on Fox News. He talked about wanting to get into heaven for peace.

Donald Trump condemned Ukraine’s recent attack on the Druzhba oil pipeline, which undermines the energy security of two EU and NATO member states, Hungary and Slovakia. For historical and geographical reasons, our countries have no alternative means of importing oil other than… pic.twitter.com/qkfebGA0IU

Donald Trump's attention is increasingly focused on making DC more safe and pristine, down to the details of several projects.