Zelenskiy, flanked by Europe, heads to Washington as Trump presses for Russia deal

European leaders from Britain, Germany, France, Italy, Finland and NATO aim to support Zelenskiy and avoid a repeat of his tense Oval Office meeting with Trump in February.

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