He insisted Russian leader Vladimir Putin, who he spoke to earlier in the day, is “very serious” about peace, despite Moscow launching attacks on Kyiv ahead of the Florida meeting. Mr Trump said he and Mr Zelensky also expect to speak with European leaders and that he will call Mr Putin back after the meetings.

The Kremlin has not commented on Zelensky's offer to withdraw troops from the eastern Donbas region, if Russia pulls back too. But on Saturday, Russian President Vladimir Putin said Ukraine was "in no hurry to resolve this conflict peacefully", state-owned news agency Tass reported.

West Palm Beach: President Donald Trump said Sunday he believes both Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy and Russian President Vladimir Putin truly want peace, as he welcomed the "brave" Ukrainian leader for talks at his Florida resort.

President Donald Trump said he did not know about an alleged attempt to strike Vladimir Putin’s home overnight before saying he was actually told about it by the Russian president himself only hours earlier.