Trump officials defended the president’s peace push after meeting Putin, calling progress “game-changing” ahead of Zelensky’s visit to Washington.

President Donald Trump told Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy and European leaders Monday at the White House he thinks “it’s going to be when, not if,” he and Zelenskyy hold a trilateral meeting with Russian President Vladimir Putin, suggesting such a meeting could end Russia’s three-year invasion of Ukraine.