Zelenskyy Enters Meeting With Trump, This Time Wearing A Suit

European leaders arrived this evening (Monday) one after another at the White House, ahead of a dramatic meeting with President Trump, which will likely determine Ukraine's future, and no less America's position under Trump's leadership regarding the conflict with Russia.

President Zelenskyy also arrived at the White House shortly after the European leaders' arrival. In documentation with Trump, he appears wearing a suit in 'casual' style.

Earlier today, President Trump said this is a "big day," and that never before have so many leaders come to Washington simultaneously.

Ahead of the meeting with Trump, President Zelenskyy published a post clarifying that Ukraine coordinated positions with Europe vis-à-vis the US, apparently to clarify to the US President Kyiv's red lines.

In recent days, Trump has made clear that Kyiv will be forced to make concessions, and has leaned toward Russia's position that countries should strive for an end to the war rather than a temporary ceasefire.

"We must stop the killings, and I thank our partners who are working toward this and ultimately toward reliable and honorable peace. Together with the leaders of Finland, Britain, Italy, the European Commission and NATO Secretary-General, we coordinated our positions ahead of the meeting with President Trump. Ukraine is ready for a real ceasefire and establishing new security architecture. We need peace," Zelenskyy wrote this evening, hours before the meeting.

In documentation published earlier, President Zelenskyy was seen wearing a black t-shirt in a preliminary meeting with the President's team and negotiators, indicating that the Ukrainian President changed his clothes ahead of the meeting with Trump, apparently following criticism that arose on this issue in the previous meeting he held with Trump in the Oval Office.

Either way, the Ukrainian President's aides and close staff have already entered the White House at this time, with one of them seen holding what appears to be a rolled map, apparently to discuss Ukraine's future borders, and perhaps mainly the red lines that Zelenskyy will set for Trump in their meeting.

This evening, in the Oval Office in the presence of Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy, President Donald Trump said that "people are being killed and we want to stop this. I know the President, I know myself, and I believe that Vladimir Putin also wants to see this end."

Trump added that if a political move materializes today, there might be a trilateral summit, which he says would provide "a reasonable chance to end the war." He also noted that it's an honor for him to host Zelensky at the White House, and that from his impressions some progress was achieved, after a meeting he held shortly before also with the Russian President: "I think there's a possibility that something will come of this."