President Donald Trump welcomed Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy to the White House for a high-stakes meeting as the U.S. president pushed for a deal to end Moscow's war on its neighbor. A host of European leaders joined the pair.

White House spokeswoman Karoline Leavitt has said that Russian leader Vladimir Putin has agreed to a bilateral meeting with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy. Source: Karoline Leavitt at a briefing on Tuesday,

Karoline Leavitt was grilled about Trump’s efforts to secure a deal to end the ongoing war in Ukraine during a tense press briefing on Tuesday.

American officials quickly discovered a major snag in planning for the summit: summertime is peak tourist season in Alaska, and options both available and equipped to host the two world leaders were severely limited.