Zelensky said he supports the idea of finishing the war in a diplomatic way and he is ready for a trilateral meeting.

WASHINGTON, Aug. 18 (Xinhua) -- U.S. President Donald Trump and Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky held a bilateral meeting at the White House on Monday.

While answering reporters' questions together with Zelensky, Trump said he believes Putin wants the Russia-Ukraine war to end, and he will work with Ukraine and all parties to make sure peace stays.

Trump said progress is being made in resolving the war in Ukraine and there will be security guarantees that Ukraine asks for.

Zelensky said he supports the idea of finishing the war in a diplomatic way and he is ready for a trilateral meeting.

European leaders -- NATO Secretary General Mark Rutte, European Commission President Ursula Von der Leyen, British Prime Minister Keir Starmer, Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni, Finnish President Alexander Stubb, German Chancellor Friedrich Merz and French President Emmanuel Macron -- also arrived at the White House earlier on Monday.

They took part in a multilateral meeting with Trump and Zelensky on Monday afternoon.■