Donald Trump says his wife Melania loves their son Barron more than him, and that her affection for children is what drove her to write an emotional letter to Russian President Vladimir Putin over the war in Ukraine.

As Trump hosted Zelensky and European leaders to energize months of stalled efforts to halt the Russia-Ukraine war, the tone was far different than when Ukraine’s president was hounded out of the White House in February.

For Europe’s leaders, the White House meeting was about optics as much as substance: A chance to undo any ground Russia's Vladimir Putin may have gained with Trump in Alaska.

Jack Schlossberg read aloud the letter Melania Trump recently wrote to Vladimir Putin, and quipped "This makes no sense."

Six key European leaders to join Zelensky for Trump meeting – but no word from Starmer - French president Emmanuel Macron and German chancellor Friedrich Merz are among those travelling to Washington