European leaders are rushing to Washington to stand side-by-side with President Zelensky as he faces Donald Trump in crunch talks at the White House on Monday.
The meeting comes after Trump's special envoy, Steve Witkoff, said the US had forced Vladimir Putin to agree a 'Nato-style' security agreement protecting Ukraine.
Mr Witkoff made the comments to CNN on Sunday amid reports the Russian leader had gained the upper hand at the summit in Anchorage, Alaska, on Friday.
In the bombshell interview, he said offering Ukraine 'Article 5-like protections' was the real prize and described the proposed security guarantees as 'game-changing'.
'We didn't think that we were anywhere close to agreeing to Article Five protection from the United States in legislative enshrinement within the Russian Federation, not to go after any other territory when the peace deal is codified,' Witkoff said.
