Trump, Zelenskyy at White House greet European leaders: Live updates

Trump said, “We also need to discuss the possible exchanges of territory, taking into consideration the current line of contact” between Ukraine and Russia.

Trump has suggested in the past that Ukraine would have to formally cede territory to Russia, including the Crimea region.

– Dan Mangan

Trump’s multilateral with Zelenskyy and leaders of Europe is now underway, a few minutes ahead of schedule.

Trump, who opens by saying that “we’ve had a very successful day thus far,” began the meeting introducing the European leaders.

“We’re really honored that you guys came over,” Trump says.

— Erin Doherty

Trump is poised to soon take a photo with the European leaders, according to the White House schedule, which this morning said it would take place around 2:30pm ET.

At roughly 3pm ET, Trump is set to participate in a multilateral meeting with the European leaders in the East Room of the White House.

Some of the European leaders have indicated that they will make a statement after their meeting with Trump.

— Erin Doherty

“Everything,” Zelenskyy says when asked by a reporter in the Oval Office what security guarantees he’s looking for from Trump to reach a deal.

“It includes two parts,” he continues.

“It’s a lot about weapon and people and training missions and intelligence,” he says alongside Trump.

“And second, we will discuss with our partners. It depends on the big countries, on the United States, on a lot of our friends.”

— Erin Doherty

Vice President JD Vance stayed silent while Trump and Zelenskyy took questions from the press — a noticeable retreat from his aggressive posture the last time the three men were in the Oval Office.

— Kevin Breuninger

Trump says he will call Putin directly following his meetings with Zelenskyy and other European leaders.

“I just spoke to President Putin indirectly, and we’re going to have a phone call right after these meetings today,” Trump says in the Oval Office.

If that leads to a trilateral meeting between Russia, Ukraine and the U.S., then “there’s a good chance of maybe ending” the war, Trump says.

If not, “then the fighting continues.”

“But he’s he’s expecting my call when we’re finished with this meeting,” Trump says.

— Kevin Breuninger

Trump reiterates that he doesn’t think there should be a ceasefire in the ongoing war.

“We can work a deal where we’re working on a peace deal while they’re fighting,” Trump says from the Oval Office.

“They have to fight, I wish they could stop, I’d like them to stop, but strategically that would be a disadvantage for one side or the other,” he continues.

Trump for weeks in the lead-up to his summit with Putin expressed the need for an urgent ceasefire.

But following his meeting with the Russian leader, he has increasingly signaled the need to “go directly to a Peace Agreement,” according to a social media post.

— Erin Doherty

Zelenskyy jabbed a reporter who had previously questioned his sartorial choices.

When the Ukraine leader eschewed a jacket and tie during his first visit to the White House in February, reporter Brian Glenn for the conservative network Real America’s Voice asked, “Why don’t you wear a suit?”

This time around, Zelenskyy appeared in the Oval wearing an all-black suit, and Glenn, in a callback, said he looked…