Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy has confirmed speaking with U.S. President Donald Trump after a meeting that ended with “no deal” with Russian President Vladimir Putin.
TheNewsGuru.com (TNG) reports President Trump held the meeting with President Putin on Friday at the Elmendorf-Richardson military base in Anchorage, Alaska’s biggest city.
Trump described the summit as an “extremely productive meeting” and that “many points were agreed to”.
He also said there is a “very good chance of getting there” – referring to a ceasefire – but conceded that there remain sticking points with Moscow, including at least one “significant” one.
He cautioned that it’s “ultimately up to them” – referring to Putin and Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy. “There’s no deal until there’s a deal,” he said.
Reacting, Zelenskyy confirmed that he plans to meet Trump in Washington on Monday after Trump’s summit with Putin.
“Ukraine reaffirms its readiness to work with maximum effort to achieve peace,” Zelenskyy said on X on Saturday.
He wrote: “We had a long and substantive conversation with @POTUS. We started with one-on-one talks before inviting European leaders to join us.
“This call lasted for more than an hour and a half, including about an hour of our bilateral conversation with President Trump.
“Ukraine reaffirms its readiness to work with maximum effort to achieve peace. President Trump informed about his meeting with the Russian leader and the main points of their discussion.
“It is important that America’s strength has an impact on the development of the situation.
“We support President Trump’s proposal for a trilateral meeting between Ukraine, the USA, and Russia. Ukraine emphasizes that key issues can be discussed at the level of leaders, and a trilateral format is suitable for this.
“On Monday, I will meet with President Trump in Washington, D.C., to discuss all of the details regarding ending the killing and the war. I am grateful for the invitation.
“It is important that Europeans are involved at every stage to ensure reliable security guarantees together with America. We also discussed positive signals from the American side regarding participation in guaranteeing Ukraine’s security.
“We continue to coordinate our positions with all partners. I thank everyone who is helping.
Meanwhile, White House press secretary, Karoline Leavitt, confirmed to reporters that Trump indeed had a “lengthy” call with Zelenskyy on the plane back to DC.
Leavitt also disclosed that Trump has briefed Nato leaders on the outcome of his talk with his Russian counterpart, and earlier said it was now up to Zelenskyy to ‘get it done’.