Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy has been excluded from upcoming peace talks between U.S. President Donald Trump and Russian President Vladimir Putin, as the White House confirmed that the invitation was solely extended by Putin. White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt stated that the meeting is intended to provide Trump with a clearer understanding of how to end the war.
Zelenskyy, however, has remained firm that any decisions to end the war made without Ukraine will prove futile.