French President Emmanuel Macron and German Chancellor Friedrich Merz will join the PM in hosting the "coalition of the willing".

According to Politico, Finnish President Alexander Stubb, a trusted Trump interlocutor, may accompany President Volodymyr Zelensky to Washington.

The last time Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky was inside the Oval Office, he was berated by his US hosts, denied a planned luncheon and abruptly asked to leave the West Wing.

German Chancellor Friedrich Merz will travel to Washington on Monday together with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky and other European leaders, according to government spokesman Stefan Kornelius.

Ursula von der Leyen, the European Commission president, German chancellor Friedrich Merz and Finnish president Alexander Stubb were the first leaders to confirm they will join Mr Zelensky in Washington DC.

VOLODYMYR Zelensky will be joined by Emmanuel Macron and several top European allies as he flies to Washington to meet Donald Trump on Monday. The Ukrainian president has been summoned to talk