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Zelenskyy to meet with Trump in Washington, DC following US-Russia talks
By Elizabeth Pritchett
Published August 16, 2025
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said on Saturday he will travel to Washington, D.C. on Monday to meet with President Donald Trump.
Zelenskyy's announcement, which was confirmed by Trump, comes a day after Trump met with Russian President Vladimir Putin in Alaska on Friday to negotiate an end to the war in Ukraine.
"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," Zelenskyy wrote on X.
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Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy says he will meet with President Donald Trump following Trump's summit with Putin in Alaska. (Getty Images)
Ukraine's leader said on X that he had a "long and substantive conversation" with Trump following the Putin summit. The talk began one-on-one and later turned into a larger chat with other European leaders, including NATO Secretary General Mark Rutte.
Zelenskyy said Trump told him about the main points of his meeting with Putin, adding that he fully supports Trump's proposal for a trilateral meeting between Ukraine, Russia and the U.S.
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Trump confirmed the upcoming visit in a post on Truth Social early Saturday morning, writing that the phone call with Zelenskyy went "very well."
"It was determined by all that the best way to end the horrific war between Russia and Ukraine is to go directly to a Peace Agreement, which would end the war, and not a mere Ceasefire Agreement, which often times do not hold up," Trump wrote.
He said if Monday's meeting with Zelenskyy also goes well, a meeting will be scheduled with Putin and "potentially, millions of people’s lives will be saved."
Though a peace agreement was not decided upon during the meeting on Friday, Trump described it as a successful meeting with "a lot of progress" made. Putin expressed similar sentiments, adding the summit was a "constructive atmosphere of mutual respect."
"I can tell you, the meeting was a very warm meeting," Trump told Fox News host Sean Hannity in an exclusive interview. "You know, he’s a strong guy, he’s tough as hell on all of that, but the meeting was a very warm meeting between two very important countries, and it’s very good when they get along. I think we’re pretty close to a deal. Now look, Ukraine has to agree to it."
President Donald Trump described the high-stakes summit with Russian President Vladimir Putin on Friday as very productive, but the conditions for a ceasefire between Russia and Ukraine have not yet been agreed upon. ( REUTERS/Kevin Lamarque)
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The high-stakes meeting was the first U.S.-Russia summit since June 2021, which was under former President Joe Biden’s administration and only eight months before Putin invaded Ukraine.
Though Trump and Putin had not met in person in years prior to Friday, they have spoken on the phone numerous times this year to discuss an end to the conflict.
Fox News Digital's Greg Norman contributed to this report.
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