Ukrainian President Zelenskyy to Meet Trump on Aug 18 After Talks with Putin Failed to Secure Deal on War

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy has expressed his plans to meet US President Donald Trump in Washington on Monday following Trump and Russian President Vladimir Putin’s talks at Alaska.

Zelenskyy said that he had a long, meaningful conversation with Trump on Saturday after the American President met Putin in Alaska. However, the meeting between the two leaders did not secure any agreement to end the war.

Trump Speaks to Zelenskyy, NATO Leaders

The White House said that after the conclusion of the summit, the US President spoke to Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy and also to with NATO leaders early Saturday.

Trump secured no agreement to end Russia's war in Ukraine. The US President announced that he and his Russian counterpart did not reach a deal to end the war. "There's no deal until there's a deal," he added.

While speaking in an interview with Fox News Channel before leaving Alaska, Trump insisted that the onus going forward might be on Zelenskyy to get it done, but said there would also be some involvement from European nations.

Trump did not speak to reporters on his flight back to Washington. However, when his aircraft landed, White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt told reporters that Trump was on the phone with NATO leaders after a lengthy call with Zelenskyy.

As of Saturday, there was no immediate comment from Zelenskyy or from European leaders on the matter.