Trump appeared to place the onus of ending the war on the Ukrainian leader and said Ukraine should give up Crimea and its hopes of joining NATO — key Kremlin demands.

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy will meet with President Donald Trump at the White House on Monday, alongside several European allies. Trump has urged Zelenskyy to accept a land swap deal with Russia after meeting with Russian President Vladimir Putin on Friday.

As Zelenskyy didn't wear a formal suit during the Feb. 18 meeting, users on Polymarket, a crypto-based prediction platform, placed bets on whether he would wear a suit before July. As Zelenskyy met Trump in the Oval Office on Aug. 18, Polymarket users are betting on what the U.S. president would say during the event.

Britain's Prime Minister Keir Starmer, walking with Ukraine's President Volodymyr Zelenskyy in London last week, is one of seven European leaders accompanying him to the White House on Monday. | Ben Stansall/Pool Photo via AP

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Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky says Russia’s rejection of a ceasefire is “complicating the situation” when it comes to ending the war in Ukraine ahead of his visit to the White House on Monday.

There is growing concern in Washington about how President Trump will play his meeting with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky, especially since Trump dropped his demand for a cease-fire before negotiating a peace deal—aligning more closely with Russian President Vladimir Putin.