The last time Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky was inside the Oval Office, he was berated by his US hosts, denied a planned luncheon and abruptly asked to leave the West Wing.

It is hard to overplay the sense of despondency and sheer dread felt by Downing Street insiders as they watched Donald Trump and Volodymyr Zelensky trade barbs in the Oval Office.

UK Prime Minister Keir Starmer and German Chancellor Friedrich Merz, co-chairs of the coalition, will be included in the virtual meeting.

Volodymyr Zelenskyy has delivered a blunt message to Donald Trump after the US president dropped his demands for a ceasefire in the Ukraine war. Trump’s dramatic U-turn came after he held talks with Vladimir Putin in Alaska.

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky has called for NATO-style security guarantees as a prerequisite for ending Russia's war of aggression. The guarantee must function like NATO's Article 5, Zelensky told journalists in Brussels after meeting with European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen.

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky is being "set up to fail" by US counterpart Donald Trump, who knows there is no chance of a workable peace deal being agreed, according to a former British Army

The US and Russia failed to reach a deal on Friday as Trump says a permanent peace deal, rather than a ceasefire, is the "best way" to end the war in Ukraine.

The coalition of the willing, the alliance which is planning to police a future peace deal, will meet on Sunday afternoon.