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Ukraine ‘is counting on America,’ Zelenskyy tells Trump before ‘high stakes’ summit – POLITICO

Ukraine ‘is counting on America,’ Zelenskyy tells Trump before ‘high stakes’ summit – POLITICO

Trump, in a different post, said he had had “a wonderful talk” with “the highly respected” Belarusian ruler, Alexander Lukashenko, a close ally of Putin. “Our conversation was a very good one. We discussed many topics, including President Putin’s visit to Alaska.” The high-stakes summit — the first in-person meeting between an American president and Putin since the latter launched …

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Trump says he will meet with Zelenskyy after “very successful day” with Putin

Trump says he will meet with Zelenskyy after “very successful day” with Putin

President Donald Trump said he will meet with Ukranian president Volodymyr Zelenskyy at the White House on Monday afternoon to discuss an agreement “which would end the war” between Russia and Ukraine.  The Truth Social post came about half a day after Mr. Trump met with Russian president Vladimir Putin in Alaska. Mr. Trump said the meeting with Putin “went …

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Trump, Zelenskyy to meet at White House after failed Alaska summit : NPR

Trump, Zelenskyy to meet at White House after failed Alaska summit : NPR

President Donald Trump and Russia’s President Vladimir Putin talk, Friday, Aug. 15, 2025, at Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson, Alaska. Julia Demaree Nikhinson/AP hide caption toggle caption Julia Demaree Nikhinson/AP ANCHORAGE, Alaska – President Trump said he will meet with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy at the White House on Monday to talk about how to end Russia’s war on Ukraine, a follow-up …

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Zelenskyy to meet Trump on Monday after Putin summit briefing | Ukraine

Zelenskyy to meet Trump on Monday after Putin summit briefing | Ukraine

Ukraine’s president said he would fly to Washington on Monday to meet with Donald Trump after a telephone call with the US president in which he was briefed on the key points of the Alaska summit. The meeting will mark the first return to the White House for Volodymyr Zelenskyy since his infamous row with Trump in late February. Zelenskyy …

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Zelenskyy to meet Trump in Washington after Alaska summit

Zelenskyy to meet Trump in Washington after Alaska summit

KYIV, Ukraine (AP) — Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said Saturday that he plans to meet U.S. President Donald Trump in Washington next week after Trump’s summit with Russia’s Vladimir Putin ended without an agreement to end the war in Ukraine. Zelenskyy said he held a “long and substantive” conversation with Trump on Saturday after the U.S. leader met Putin in …

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Zelenskyy says Putin wants the rest of Ukraine’s Donetsk region as part of a ceasefire

Zelenskyy says Putin wants the rest of Ukraine’s Donetsk region as part of a ceasefire

KYIV, Ukraine (AP) — Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said Tuesday that Russian President Vladimir Putin wants Ukraine to withdraw from the remaining 30% of the Donetsk region that it controls as part of a ceasefire deal, a proposal the leader categorically rejected. Zelenskyy reiterated that Ukraine would not withdraw from territories it controls, saying that would be unconstitutional and would …

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Ukraine won’t give up Donbas, Zelenskyy vows – POLITICO

Ukraine won’t give up Donbas, Zelenskyy vows – POLITICO

“If today we leave Donbas, from our fortifications, from our reliefs, from the heights that we control, we will clearly open a bridgehead for preparing an offensive by the Russians. In a few years, Putin will have an open path to both the Zaporizhzhia and Dnipro regions. And not only that. Also to Kharkiv.” Trump said on Monday that a …

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Zelenskyy rejects ceding Ukrainian territory, says Kyiv must be part of negotiations

Zelenskyy rejects ceding Ukrainian territory, says Kyiv must be part of negotiations

KYIV, Ukraine — Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy on Saturday rejected the idea that his country would give up land to end the war with Russia after U.S. President Donald Trump suggested a peace deal could include “some swapping of territories.” Zelenskyy said Ukraine “will not give Russia any awards for what it has done” and that “Ukrainians will not give …

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