German Chancellor Friedrich Merz doubts that Russian leader Vladimir Putin will dare to hold a summit with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy, suggesting Putin may not have the courage to come, Sky News reports.

President Volodymyr Zelenskyy has said that he does not have detailed information about what kind of security guarantees for Ukraine were discussed by US President Donald Trump and Russian leader Vladimir Putin at the talks in Alaska.

European leaders in a "coalition of the willing" are meeting to project unity in response to Putin’s demands at his summit with Trump ahead of Zelenskyy’s Washington visit.

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy and European leaders are heading to Washington to meet with President Trump after his Friday summit with Russian President Vladimir Putin. The leaders are looking to find out what President Trump committed to at his summit with Vladimir Putin.