WASHINGTON (NEXSTAR) - President Donald Trump is set to welcome Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy, along with several European leaders, to the White House. The leaders are trying to make progress toward ending the war in Ukraine.

It’s shaping up to be one of the most high-stakes diplomatic gatherings since the war began.

It comes just days after President Trump sat down with Russia’s Vladimir Putin in Alaska, a session that ended without a ceasefire.

"The only way to reach a deal is for each side to get something and each side to give something. And that's been very difficult,” said Secretary of State Marco Rubio.

Secretary of State Marco Rubio says the administration is pushing for a peace deal not just a ceasefire.

"This war doesn't get better, it gets worse as time goes on,”

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