Zelenskyy arrives in Washington for a Trump meeting on lasting peace with Russia

Ukrainian president Volodymyr Zelenskyy confirmed his arrival in Washington, DC on Sunday before a meeting with President Donald Trump to discuss the end of the war with Russia.

“I have already arrived in Washington, tomorrow I meet President Trump. Tomorrow, we are also talking about European leaders. I am grateful to @potus for the invitation. We all share a strong desire to end this war quickly and reliably. And peace must last,” wrote Zelenskyy, in part, Sunday.

Zelenskyy will bring a group of European leaders to the meeting on Monday, and Trump declared on Truth Social that it was a “great honor to welcome them all”.

European leaders will join the meeting of Trump-Zelenskyy, signaling solidarity with Ukraine

The Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy attends a joint press conference with the president of the European Commission Ursula von der Leyen (not seen) in Brussels, in Belgium, on August 17, 2025. (Ukrainian Presidency / Handout / Anadolu via Getty Images)

Zelenskyy said that this meeting should be different from the discussions on how to achieve peace with Russia, which allowed Moscow to take control of Crimea and part of the Donbas in 2014.

He also noted that the “so-called” security guarantees “” given to Ukraine in 1994 in the years following the fall of the Soviet Union did not work.

The Ukrainian President said that his country would not tolerate another temporary truce, in order that only the enforceable guarantees of the United States and Europe could prevent Moscow from launching future attacks.

“ Our position is clear: ” Zelenskyy and the EU reject the famous Ukrainian lands in Russia

The smoke rises above kyiv’s horizon after a Russian attack on Monday, July 8, 2024. The Russian forces launched several ballistic and cruise missiles against Ukrainian targets on Monday, said the air force of Ukraine, with exploded and heard explosions, Kyiv. (AP photo / Evgeniy Maloletka)

In his article on X, Zelenskyy underlined some of the recent “success” by Ukrainian forces, stressing his assurance that kyiv can and will defend his territory with continuous Western support.

“The Ukrainians are fighting for their lands, for their independence. Now, our soldiers are successful in the Donetsk and Sumy regions. I am convinced that we will defend Ukraine, will actually guarantee security and that our people will always be grateful to President Trump, everyone in America, and to each partner and ally for their idial support and assistance,” he said.

While Zelenskyy expressed his gratitude to Trump, America and European allies for support, he also said that he hoped that “joint force” pushes Russia to end the war that he started more than three years ago.

“Russia must end this war, which it has started itself. And I hope that our joint strength with America, with our European friends, will force Russia to real peace. Thank you!”

Russian President Vladimir Putin meets the Russian delegation and some officials before the talks in Istanbul on May 14, 2025 in Moscow, Russia. (Kremlin Press Office / Handout / Anadolu via Getty Images)

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The push occurs after Russian President Vladimir Putin would have demanded that Ukraine withdraw from two oriental regions at a summit with Trump in Alaska on Friday.

Trump seemed to show his support for Putin’s demand in an article on Truth Social Sunday evening, writing that Zelenskyy has the ability to “end the war with Russia”.

“President Zelenskyy of Ukraine can end the war with Russia almost immediately, if he wants, or he can continue to fight. Remember how it started. No recovery of Obama who gave the Crimea (12 years ago, without a shot to be dismissed!), And not NATO by Ukraine. Some things never change !!!” He wrote.

Zelenskyy has repeatedly declared that Ukraine abandons any territory.