Donald Trump has confirmed he will meet Russian President Vladimir Putin to discuss the war in Ukraine. Speaking at the White House on Friday (8 August), Mr Trump said the meeting would take place “very shortly”. He later announced on Truth Social that it would be held in Alaska next Friday. He suggested a possible peace deal could involve “some swapping” of territories. The Kremlin confirmed the summit in an online statement, saying the two leaders would explore options for a “long-term peaceful resolution to the Ukrainian crisis”. Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky responded on Saturday (9 August), saying Ukrainians “will not gift their land to the occupier”.

The US president then plans to meet the Russian leader and Ukraine’s Zelensky together, though it is not clear where the talks will be held.

Trump plans to meet with Ukrainian President Zelensky and Russian President Putin, aiming to end the conflict in Ukraine.

President Donald Trump said he will work to schedule meetings with Russian President Vladimir Putin and Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky very soon.

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky on Thursday called for a face-to-face meeting with Vladimir Putin to end war, after Trump's special envoy held talks with Putin

A summit between President Trump and President Vladimir V. Putin would come as the United States has urged Russia to agree to a cease-fire in Ukraine or face new sanctions.

WASHINGTON: President Donald Trump said Friday that he will meet with Russian President Vladimir Putin next Friday in Alaska to discuss ending the war in Ukraine, a potential…

DNIPROPETROVSK REGION, Ukraine: US President Donald Trump said Friday that he will meet “very shortly” with Russian President Vladimir Putin to discuss the war in Ukraine and that…

The US president suggested that a peace agreement would involve some ‘swapping’ of land between Ukraine and Russia.

The US president suggested that a peace agreement would involve some ‘swapping’ of land between Ukraine and Russia.

The announcement comes as Trump’s deadline for Russia to agree to a Ukraine ceasefire passed without any new action.

The announcement comes just hours after Trump signalled Ukraine may have to cede territory in order to end the war.

President Donald Trump says he will meet with Russian President Vladimir Putin next Friday in Alaska to discuss ending the war in Ukraine.

Putin and Trump last met in Helsinki, Finland, in July 2018 during the US president’s first term

Donald Trump has confirmed he will meet Russian President Vladimir Putin to discuss the war in Ukraine. Speaking at the White House on Friday (8 August), Mr Trump said the meeting…

The meeting between the two leaders will be the first US-Russia summit since 2021

U.S. President Donald Trump and Russian President Vladimir Putin agreed to meet Friday in Alaska in hopes for a cease-fire involving Ukraine and end to the war.

Trump is set to meet with Russian President Vladimir Putin in Alaska on Friday to discuss a potential ceasefire in Ukraine.

KYIV/LONDON: European officials presented their own Ukraine peace proposals to the United States on Saturday as President Donald Trump prepared for talks with Russian President…

Trump says he will meet with the Russian leader in the "great state of Alaska".

Pro-Kremlin figures view the summit as the prelude to lifting sanctions and absolving the Russian army for war crimes committed in Ukraine, with some even saying that 'the…