Stay up-to-date with The Post’s live coverage of the Trump administration Wednesday as the president explains why an expected meeting between Russian dictator Vladimir Putin and Ukraine’s President Volodymyr Zelensky “would be better” without him.

President Trump seeks to broker a meeting of the two leaders to end Europe’s most destructive war in generations.

President Trump is working to arrange a face-to-face meeting between Putin and Zelensky as Russia intensifies its assault on Ukraine. With Putin facing war crime charges limiting venue options, Budapest and Geneva are being considered as potential meeting locations.

Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent delivered this line in response to criticism of President Trump inviting Russian President Vladimir Putin to U.S. territory: "He displayed a huge amount of military hardware and then did a flyover.

The Ukrainian leader's visit to the White House in February ended in a heated argument. Monday's meeting with President Trump was less fraught.

Yesterday’s much-anticipated summit in Washington, which saw a host of European leaders accompany Volodymyr Zelensky to The White House for talks with Donald Trump about achieving peace in Ukraine, has been talked up optimistically by all who were present.

"The Federalist" CEO Sean Davis appeared on FNC's "The Will Cain Show" on Monday and reacted to Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky's meeting with President Donald Trump at the White House. WILL CAIN,

P resident Donald Trump is scheduled Monday afternoon to meet with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky in the Oval Office, where six months ago the two leaders engaged in a televised shouting match that threw into doubt how long the U.S. would continue its support for Ukraine against a Russia invasion.