Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy attends a property league with German Chancellor Friedrich Merz (not pictured), connected the time they be a virtual gathering with U.S. President Donald Trump and European leaders connected the upcoming Trump-Putin acme connected Ukraine, successful Berlin, Germany, August 13, 2025.
Liesa Johannssen | Reuters
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said helium would question to Washington connected Monday for talks with U.S. President Donald Trump, aft Trump's acme with Russia's Vladimir Putin failed to bring an contiguous ceasefire successful Ukraine oregon a program to execute one.
Zelenskyy said Trump had invited him connected Saturday successful a telephone telephone that lasted much than an hr and a half. They were joined aft an hr by European and NATO officials, helium added.
On X, the Ukrainian president said helium and Trump would "discuss each of the details regarding ending the sidesplitting and the war," adding: "I americium grateful for the invitation."
Zelenskyy has repeatedly said a trilateral gathering with the Russian and U.S. leaders is important to uncovering a mode to extremity the full-scale warfare launched by Russia successful February 2022.
Trump this week voiced the thought of specified a meeting, saying it could hap if his bilateral talks successful Alaska with Putin were successful.
"Ukraine emphasizes that cardinal issues tin beryllium discussed astatine the level of leaders, and a trilateral format is suitable for this," Zelenskyy added successful his post.
It was not clear, though, what Trump would beryllium asking of Zelenskyy.
Trump said connected Saturday that it had been decided astatine the acme that the champion mode to extremity the warfare was to proceed straight to a bid woody and not property for an contiguous ceasefire. Kyiv and its European allies, dissimilar Moscow, person until present insisted that a ceasefire indispensable precede negotiations.
In his connection aft the summit, Putin did not awesome immoderate question successful Russia's maximalist position, saying it was indispensable to destruct the "root causes" of the warfare and code Moscow's "legitimate concerns."
Oleksandr Merezhko, caput of the Ukrainian parliament's overseas affairs committee, told Reuters by telephone that, connected the look of it, small had changed aft the summit:
"As we expected, thing happened. No results, and everyone stands their ground. Putin did not backmost down from his ultimatum, Trump wanted to amusement that helium is simply a large dealmaker, but helium failed."
But the lawmaker said helium was disquieted Putin had efficaciously emerged from his years-long isolation from the West. However, Ukraine had seemingly avoided the "worst-case scenario" arsenic it was not being coerced into a woody involving crushing concessions.
Trump had publically hardened his stance towards Moscow successful caller weeks, pursuing months of verbally attacking Ukraine and its leadership. He threatened to authorisation Russia heavy if Putin failed to marque a deal.
But arsenic his sanctions deadline for Moscow neared past week, the U.S. president alternatively invited Putin to a acme successful Alaska astatine which helium rolled retired the reddish carpet.
With nary woody reached astatine Friday's summit, Trump said helium did not request to deliberation astir the question of sanctions "right now."
Zelenskyy has repeatedly underlined the value of information guarantees for Kyiv arsenic portion of immoderate deal, to deter Russia from launching a caller penetration astatine immoderate constituent successful the future.
"We besides discussed affirmative signals from the American broadside regarding information successful guaranteeing Ukraine's security," helium said aft his telephone with Trump.
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