Ukraine's Volodymyr Zelenskyy and top European leaders are in Washington for make-or-break meetings with President Trump over the Russian invasion.

Despite Trump's positivity, the meeting is far from guaranteed. Putin has repeatedly refused to meet with Zelenskyy during the conflict, having consistently sought to undermine the Ukrainian president's legitimacy. Russian officials rarely use Zelenskyy's name, preferring to refer to "the Kyiv regime."