Ukrainian president hopes ‘joint strength with America, with our European friends, will force Russia into a real peace’ as he joins leaders from Europe in Washington for crucial summit with Donald Trump

Trump rules out Ukraine reclaiming Crimea or joining Nato as European leaders gather in Washington

Welcome to our live coverage of the war in Ukraine.

Volodymyr Zelenskyy has declared “Russia must end this war” as he arrived in Washington DC ahead of crucial talks with Donald Trump over the Russia-Ukraine conflict.

A host of European leaders will join Zelenskyy on Monday for the summit as they seek to provide a counterpoint to Vladimir Putin’s arguments following his talks with the US president on Friday.