"If we show weakness today in front of Russia, we are laying the ground for future conflicts," he said on Sunday.

Trump’s summit with Russian President Vladimir Putin last week in Alaska was designed to bring some clarity to conflict-ending diplomacy, it failed.

“When it comes to security, [the Europeans are] willing to put people on the ground,” Trump said. “We’re willing to help them with things, especially… by air, because there’s nobody that has the kind...

Mr Zelensky, meanwhile, said he was "ready" for bilateral and trilateral meetings.

Trump says no ceasefire or truce will be struck until he, Zelensky and Russian President Vladimir Putin meet directly for trilateral talks.

Posting on his Truth Social platform after the meeting, Mr Trump described the talks as 'very good', adding: 'During the meeting we discussed security guarantees for Ukraine, which guarantees would b...