A White House spokeswoman said Vladimir Putin had agreed to a meeting with Volodymyr Zelensky, but Russia has not confirmed. President Trump said American troops would not be deployed in Ukraine.

European leaders are joining a trip to Washington to make sure the trans-Atlantic alliance remains intact.

Ahead of a meeting with President Trump, President Volodymyr Zelensky of Ukraine noted that Russia’s 2014 seizure of Ukrainian land became “a springboard for a new attack.”