US President Donald Trump has informed his Ukrainian counterpart Volodymyr Zelenskyy and European leaders that his objectives for his upcoming meeting with Russian leader Vladimir Putin are to achieve a ceasefire and gain a better understanding of whether a comprehensive peace agreement is possible.

Putin Alaska summit while European Commission and NATO leaders emphasize any deal must protect Ukraine's long-term security interests.

LONDON (AP) — British Prime Minister Keir Starmer welcomed Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy to London on Thursday in a show of the U.K.’s support for Ukraine a day before a critical U.S.-Russia summit is set to take place in Alaska.