The meeting focused on Ukraine's security prospects. Various potential security guarantees were discussed, including a US-coordinated multilateral initiative that could become a model for collective defense.

The discussion also raised the idea of a possible trilateral meeting with Russian leader Vladimir Putin. European countries reacted cautiously to such a proposal, emphasizing the need to preserve Ukraine's territorial integrity.

Responding to US President Donald Trump's hopes of bringing the presidents of Ukraine and Russia together, French leader Emmanuel Macron on Monday called for a quadrilateral meeting that would also include Europeans.

"I think we probably need a quadrilateral meeting because when we talk about security guarantees, we are talking about the security of the entire European continent," Macron said at a meeting at the White House with European leaders, Trump and Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky.

Defense and military support issues also figured prominently in the meeting. According to a document seen by the Financial Times, Ukraine is considering purchasing up to $100 billion worth of American weapons, partly financed by the European Union, in exchange for US security guarantees following a potential peace deal with Russia.

Although the meeting was characterized by a constructive atmosphere and was seen as a significant diplomatic initiative, no concrete decisions have yet been made. Consultations are expected to continue in both bilateral and multilateral formats in the coming weeks.

ELTA reminds that D. Trump met with V. Putin in Alaska on Friday.

On Monday, the US President hosted Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky at the White House and met with him along with European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen, German Chancellor Friedrich Merz, French President Emmanuel Macron, Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni, British Prime Minister Keir Starmer, and Finnish President Alexander Stubbs.