Just after noon, European leaders including Macron, Starmer, von der Leyen, Rutte, and Meloni began arriving one by one at the White House. According to the White House schedule, Trump will first meet with Zelensky at 1:15 p.m. before greeting the European leaders, followed by a multilateral meeting with all parties at 3:00 p.m.

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky said he was thankful over a dozen times during public remarks with President Trump at the White House on Monday. Trump had criticized Zelensky during a previous meeting in February for not expressing sufficient gratitude.

French President Emmanuel Macron spoke exclusively with Meet the Press moderator Kristen Welker on the talks for peace between Russia and Ukraine that took place at the White House. Macron shared his perspective on Trump’s hot mic comment about President Putin wanting to make a deal and the ongoing ceasefire efforts.