President Donald Trump is willing to “crush” Russia’s economy with sanctions if Russian President Vladimir Putin refuses to meet with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy

Trump meets with Ukraine’s Zelenskyy and other European leaders at the White House. Hurricane Erin forecast to bring life-threatening surf and rip currents to East Coast. And promising medication for children with an ultra-rare and often fatal disease faces a major FDA setback.

Zelenskyy and Trump expressed hopes that talks with Ukrainian and European leaders at the White House could lead to trilateral talks with Putin to bring an end to his war on Ukraine.

White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt said on Tuesday that Russian President Vladimir Putin has promised to meet with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy.

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy and Europe’s top leaders met with U.S. President Donald Trump on Monday on ending Russia’s war in Ukraine. Read what to know and get live updates. This is a photo gallery curated