The president of Ukraine and his European allies are to visit the White House on Monday, after President Trump backed Russia’s plan to end the war.

In a move that could reshape the course of the war in Ukraine, US President Donald Trump has backed a proposal for Kyiv to give up the Donbas region t.

Russian-backed separatists broke away from the Ukrainian government to proclaim the regions of Donetsk and Luhansk independent “people’s republics” and, as a result, Moscow captured more than a third of Ukraine’s eastern territory.

Zelensky says Russia’s refusal to cease fighting hinders peace, while Trump urges Ukraine to agree to a Moscow-backed deal, sparking tension over how to end the war.

Zelensky warned that Russia’s rejection of an immediate ceasefire "complicates the situation” as Trump and European leaders pivot to comprehensive deal.

Ukraine’s President Volodymyr Zelensky vowed on Tuesday not to give eastern Ukrainian land to Russia, saying that abandoning the Donbas region would open the door for Russian President Vladimir Putin to “start a third war” in Ukraine.