Ukraine’s president received a warmer Oval Office welcome than last time but Trump rules out need for ceasefire

Donald Trump has welcomed Ukraine’s Volodymyr Zelenskyy to the White House but appeared to rule out arranging a ceasefire as part of plans to try to end the country’s war with Russia.

The US president’s meeting with Zelenskyy on Monday went more smoothly than their first encounter in the Oval Office six months ago, when the Ukrainian leader was ambushed and berated by Trump and Vice-President JD Vance.