US president said talks with Putin in Alaska on Friday will instantly show whether the Russian president is willing to make a deal

US President Donald Trump said on Monday that Kyiv and Moscow will both have to cede land to end the war in Ukraine and talks with Russian President Vladimir Putin this week will instantly show whether the Kremlin leader is willing to make a deal.

European Union foreign policy chief Kaja Kallas said on Monday that “transatlantic unity, support to Ukraine and pressure on Russia” were needed to end the war and “prevent future Russian aggression in Europe”.

He said he would know “probably in the first two minutes” whether progress was possible.

“I’m going to be telling him, ‘You’ve got to end this war’,” he said.