Volodymyr Zelensky said he told Donald Trump that Vladimir Putin was “bluffing” on being open to ceasefire negotiations, ahead of high stakes “one-on-one” talks between the US and Russia on Friday (15 August). Speaking in Berlin after getting off a call with Trump and European officials on Wednesday (13 August), the Ukranian president said that if Putin doesn’t agree to a peace deal in Alaska, then further sanctions and more “joint pressure” should be placed on Moscow. He revealed: “I told the US president and our European colleagues that Putin is bluffing. He is trying to push forward along the whole front.” Zelensky also said that Putin is trying to downplay the impact of the sanctions, when they are actually “very effective and hurting the Russian military economy”.

‘We understand Russia’s intention to try to deceive America – we will not allow this,’ the Ukrainian president said ahead of talks in Alaska.

The Ukrainian president, who has not been invited to the Alaska meeting, says he will not allow any territorial concessions in a peace deal.

Ukrainian president Volodymyr Zelensky has warned Donald Trump not to trust Russian leader Vladimir Putin ahead of their bilateral summit in Alaska this Friday (15 August). The…

The talks are aimed at exerting pressure on Trump to back Ukraine more during his summit with Vladimir Putin on Friday.

The unpredictability of how the Alaska meeting will play out has fueled fears that the U.S. and Russia could coerce Ukraine into an unfavorable deal.

The uncertainty over what the Alaska talks could produce has raised fears in European capitals that Trump and Putin might take major decisions without Kyiv's involvement.

Ukraine and EU see no sign that Russia is preparing for a ceasefire ahead of Trump-Putin talks on Friday.

KYIV: Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky said on Wednesday that he warned US President Donald Trump ahead of his talks with Vladimir Putin this week that the Russian leader is…

Zelenskyy warns Putin is bluffing about sanctions and trying to pressure Ukraine in upcoming summit.

Volodymyr Zelensky said he told Donald Trump that Vladimir Putin was “bluffing” on being open to ceasefire negotiations, ahead of high stakes “one-on-one” talks between the US and…

According to the report, Donald Trump agreed to brief Vladimir Zelensky and then European leaders on the outcomes of his meeting with Russian President Vladimir Putin

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy told Trump the Russian dictator is "bluffing" about his intention to end his brutal war.

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy told Trump the Russian dictator is "bluffing" about his intention to end his brutal war.

MOSCOW/LONDON/KYIV: US President Donald Trump said on Thursday he thought Vladimir Putin was ready to make a deal on ending his war in Ukraine after the Russian president floated…

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky sent a message to Donald Trump and America as the US president arrived in Alaska for crunch peace talks with Vladimir Putin. In a video…

US president claims ‘great progress’ with Russian leader although meeting in Alaska does not yield agreement to pause war. What we know on day 1,270

KYIV: Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky said Saturday that he plans to meet US President Donald Trump in Washington next week after Trump’s summit with Russia’s Vladimir…