A large map of Ukraine with the occupied territories marked was on display in the Oval Office, where US President Donald Trump and Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy began their talks on 18 August.

Any potential peace deal for Ukraine would need to involve agreement on territory, with Russia currently occupying almost a fifth of Ukraine’s land.

Russia has occupied a fifth of Ukrainian territory - and a big map showing the area shaded in red was put up in the Oval Office as if to emphasise that point for President Donald Trump's talks with Volodymyr Zelensky on Monday.

A map of Ukraine in the White House allowed to show US President Donald Trump the situation on the battlefield. It was prepared by the American side but contained certain inaccuracies, according to President of Ukraine Volodymyr Zelenskyy.

A map displayed in the Oval Office during Donald Trump’s meeting with Volodymyr Zelenskyy has become a flashpoint in the peace talks around the war in Ukraine. While the White House version suggested Russia controls nearly 20 per cent of Ukraine,

President Donald Trump met with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy in Washington, D.C., today to discuss a path for ending the war in Ukraine.

President Trump hosted Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy and European leaders at the White House on Monday, an event the U.S. president called "a very good, early step" to possibly resolve the war in Ukraine.

EADaily, . The map of Ukraine displayed in the Oval Office of the White House during the visit of Vladimir Zelensky was a slap in the face for him to bring to his senses. This was stated by the official representative of the Russian Foreign Ministry Maria Zakharova.