Donald Trump has invited Volodymyr Zelensky to the White House following his secretive meeting with Vladimir Putin in Alaska.

The president announced in the early hours of Saturday that the high-stakes summit with the Russian despot had been a success – despite no ceasefire.

Trump and Putin’s discussions centered on land swaps, a proposal that left European security experts reeling as they branded it ‘deeply disturbing’ and a ‘clear win’ for Russia.

Instead of ceasefire, Trump said that Putin and Zelensky will move directly to a lasting peace deal and that Ukraine’s president will meet him at the White House on Monday.  

Details of Trump and Putin’s shadowy meeting in far-flung Alaska began to leak on Saturday. 

Among the reported discussions, Putin has demanded Ukraine withdraw from the eastern Donetsk region. In exchange, he is willing to halt further expansion into Ukraine.

Trump also reportedly proposed an agreement that would see Ukraine offered Nato-like security guarantees similar to those laid out to member states under Article 5.

The president said Ukraine should make a deal to end the war because ‘Russia is a very big power, and they’re not.’ 

Trump wrote on his Truth Social platform: ‘The best way to end the horrific war between Russia and Ukraine is to go directly to a Peace Agreement, which would end the war, and not a mere Ceasefire Agreement, which often times do not hold up.

‘President Zelenskyy will be coming to D.C., the Oval Office, on Monday afternoon. If all works out, we will then schedule a meeting with President Putin.’