Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky said Tuesday that Russian counterpart Vladimir Putin had scored a "personal victory" by getting invited to talks with Donald Trump on US soil, and that the meeting further delayed sanctions on Moscow.

"The president is agreeing to this meeting, at the request of President Putin," Leavitt said in a press briefing. "The goal of this meeting for the president is to walk away with a better understanding of how we can end this war.