# US president Donald Trump says his Ukrainian counterpart, Volodymyr Zelensky, could end the war with Russia almost immediately, if he wants to. This comes as Zelensky is set to meet with Trump at the White House today, a meeting which will also be attended by key European leaders. On a post on his Truth Social platform, Trump ruled out allowing Ukraine to join NATO or retake the Crimean peninsula, which was illegally annexed by Moscow in 2014, as part of a negotiated peace deal with Russia.
Trump says Zelensky can end the war with Russia if he wants to