Trump said after meeting with Putin in Alaska the “best way” to end Russia’s war with Ukraine is “to go directly to a peace agreement,” and not a “mere ceasefire agreement.”
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Zelensky, who wrote Saturday he held a “long and substantive” conversation with Trump, said he would meet with Trump in Washington, D.C. to “discuss all of the details regarding ending the killing and the war.”
Trump said Saturday he spoke with Zelensky and other European leaders, including NATO Secretary General Mark Rutte, and said it was “determined by all” that the “best way to end the horrific war between Russia and Ukraine is to go directly to a peace agreement … and not a mere ceasefire agreement.”
Trump joined Putin in Anchorage, Alaska, on Friday, later announcing a peace deal was not reached, though Trump noted he and Putin made “headway” and “great progress” in their discussions.What To Watch For
Trump wrote on Truth Social that, “if all works out” in his meeting with Zelensky, “we will then schedule a meeting with Putin.
