US President Donald Trump said Monday that Russia would accept security guarantees for Ukraine as part of a peace deal, as he hosted Volodymyr Zelensky and European leaders in an extraordinary show of unity at the White House.

Trump expressed optimism over the chances of ending Russia's invasion and said he was ready to hold a three-way meeting with Ukrainian leader Zelensky and Russian President Vladimir Putin, whom he met in Alaska last week.

Zelensky -- who also met separately with Trump in the Oval Office for the first time since their acrimonious row there in February -- said his talks with Trump on Monday were the "best" yet.

"In a week or two weeks, we're going to know whether or not we're going to solve this or is this horrible fighting going to continue," Trump said as he opene

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