Donald Trump and Volodymyr Zelensky were seen laughing together in the White House as the US president promised new talks on peace in Ukraine - though some nations are still demanding a ceasefire

The Ukrainian president says Monday's talks have been "constructive" as European leaders repeat calls for a ceasefire.

In a hot mic moment Monday, Donald Trump appeared to be reassuring Emmanuel Macron that Vladimir Putin was serious about making peace in Ukraine.

Everything that happened in Donald Trump and Vladimir Putin's Alaska meeting as pair fail to reach ceasefire agreement.

Donald Trump has warned Vladimir Putin there would be “severe consequences” if he did not agree to end his war on Ukraine at their summit in Alaska on Friday. The US president revealed on Wednesday his intention to seek an immediate second meeting with Putin, this time involving Volodymyr Zelensky, after their one-on-one talks in Alaska.

Donald Trump revealed the details of his meetings with Zelensky and European leaders Monday in an attempt to bring the War in Ukraine to an end.

Mr Zelensky said: "A long, meaningful conversation with President Trump, first one-on-one, and then also with the participation of European leaders. In total, we talked for more than an hour and a half, about an hour with President Trump. Ukraine once again confirms that it is ready to work as productively as possible for the sake of peace."

Donald Trump said First Lady Melania Trump feels 'very strongly' about the suffering of children and claimed that her 'beautiful' letter was 'well-received' by Russian President Vladimir Putin.