Ukraine’s Zelenskyy to meet Trump on Monday after US-Russia summit secured no halt to fighting

KYIV, Ukraine (AP) — Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy says he will meet U.S. President Donald Trump in Washington on Monday after a Russia-U.S. summit concluded without an agreement to stop the fighting in Ukraine after 3 1/2 years. In a reversal only few hours after meeting Russian President Vladimir Putin, Trump said an overall peace agreement, and not a ceasefire, was the best way to end the war. That statement echoed Putin’s view that Russia is not interested in a temporary truce, and instead is seeking a long-term settlement that takes Moscow’s interests into account. Trump and Ukraine’s European allies had been calling for a ceasefire ahead of any negotiations.