The Ukrainian leader’s previous meeting with President Donald Trump on US soil in February ended in a heated spat
Ukraine’s Vladimir Zelensky has announced that he will travel to Washington next week for in-person talks with US President Donald Trump.
He said he and the US leader had a ”long, meaningful conversation” as they spoke about Trump’s summit with his Russian counterpart, Vladimir Putin. He said that Trump had informed him about the main points of the discussion.
“I am going to discuss all the details on ending the killings and the war, with President Trump in Washington on Monday. Thank you for the invitation.”
Trump later confirmed Zelensky’s impending visit in a social media post.
Putin received a cordial welcome at the Alaska summit, with the two leaders praising the negotiations as constructive. While no deal on Ukraine was announced, Trump later said that the sides had moved closer toward settling the conflict. He later urged Zelensky to “make a deal.”
Zelensky also announced on Telegram that he supported Trump’s proposal for a trilateral meeting between the US, Russia, and Ukraine. Kremlin aide Yury Ushakov earlier said that Russia and the US have not yet discussed a potential trilateral meeting.
The Ukrainian leader also reiterated that Kiev wants its Western European backers to be involved at all stages of the talks to ensure that the country receives reliable US-backed security guarantees.
“We discussed positive signals from the American side regarding participation in guaranteeing security for Ukraine,” he claimed.
Zelensky’s last visit to Washington in late February ended in a PR debacle, as his conversation with Trump and Vice President J.D. Vance descended into a public confrontation. The US president accused Zelensky of disrespect and “gambling with World War III.” A joint press conference was cancelled, Zelensky was rapidly ushered out of the White House, and the US briefly suspended military aid to Kiev.
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