Ukraine's Volodymyr Zelenskiy and European leaders will meet Donald Trump in Washington on Monday to map out a peace deal amid fears the U.S. president could try to pressure Kyiv into accepting a settlement favourable to Moscow.

The Trump administration’s crackdown on violent crime in Washington, D.C., has already netted more than 240 arrests and seized 38 guns off the streets, a White House official said.

The showdown in Washington is the latest attempt by Trump to test the boundaries of his legal authority to carry out his tough-on-crime agenda, relying on obscure statutes and a supposed state of emergency to speed up the mass deportation of people in the United States illegally.

The heads of Britain, Italy, Finland and France will join Ukraine's president who is under U.S. pressure to accept a quick deal to end Russia's war on terms that would be hugely difficult to accept.

Zelensky has also confirmed that he will meet with Trump in Washington on Monday. It would be Zelensky's first visit to the U.S. since February 28, when Trump berated him publicly during an Oval Office meeting and accused him of being "disrespectful."

TRUMP-PUTIN SUMMIT: Trump joined a video call with European leaders and Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy this morning to discuss ending the war in Ukraine. Trump will hold a summit with Russian President Vladimir Putin at a U.S. military base in Anchorage, Alaska, on Friday.

By Tom Balmforth, Yuliia Dysa and Pavel Polityuk LONDON/KYIV (Reuters) -Ukraine's Volodymyr Zelenskiy flies to Washington on Monday under heavy U.S. pressure to agree a swift end to Russia's war in Ukraine but determined to defend Kyiv's interests - without sparking a second Oval Office bust-up with Donald Trump.

MSNBC host Jonathan Capehart criticized overheard conversations about D.C. safety as Trump sent federal troops to patrol streets, resulting in over 240 arrests this week.