Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky has arrived in Washington, D.C., ahead of tomorrow’s White House meeting with U.S. President Donald J. Trump, joined by several European leaders including Finnish President Alexander Stubb and NATO Secretary General Mark Rutte.

In a statement following his arrival, Zelensky expressed gratitude to Trump for the invitation, writing: “We all share a strong determination to end this war swiftly and securely. But peace must be lasting—not like in years past, when Ukraine was forced to give up Crimea and part of Donbas, only for Putin to use it as a springboard for a new assault. Nor like in 1994, when Ukraine received so-called ‘security guarantees’ that ultimately failed. Crimea should never have been surrendered, just as Ukrainians did not surrender Kyiv, Odesa, or Kharkiv after 2022.”