President Trump is set to welcome Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky to the White House on Monday for the first time since their disastrous meeting in February.

Trump appears set to pressure Zelensky into accepting a peace agreement based on terms he discussed with Russian President Vladimir Putin during their summit in Alaska on Friday.

Zelensky will seek to avoid the type of fireworks that erupted during his last visit, without making painful concessions that reward Putin’s war efforts.

European leaders, who have staunchly backed Ukraine throughout the more than three-year conflict, will join a second meeting later in the day.

Here’s what Trump and Zelensky want out of the talks:

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The president wants a peace agreement as soon as possible, and is set to pressure Ukraine to make major concessions to Russia to secure it.

Trump has backed off demands for a short-term ceasefire, as Ukraine has demanded, and is instead focused on a broader agreement to permanently end the war.

But Trump has indicated territorial concessions will need to be part of the deal, and it’s unclear what........

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