Trump May Invite Zelensky to Putin Summit

“It’s being discussed,” one of the people briefed on the discussions said.

The senior administration official said it is “absolutely” possible.

“Everyone is very hopeful that would happen,” the official said.

Asked whether the U.S. had officially invited Zelenskyy to Alaska, a senior White House official said: “The President remains open to a trilateral summit with both leaders. Right now, the White House is focusing on planning the bilateral meeting requested by President Putin.”

Trump said Friday that between Russia and Ukraine, “there’ll be some swapping of territories to the betterment of both.” Zelenskyy and his European allies have said that ceding territory would only encourage Russian aggression.

In a joint statement on Saturday, European leaders welcomed the Trump-Putin meeting but emphasized the need to keep pressure on Russia and protect the security interests of Ukraine and Europe as a whole.

“We remain committed to the principle that international borders must not be changed by force,” the statement said. “The current line of contact should be the starting point of negotiations.”

The statement from the leaders of France, Britain, Italy, Germany, Poland and Finland, as well as European Union chief Ursula von der Leyen, said that meaningful negotiations could take place only in the context of a ceasefire or reduction of hostilities and that “the path to peace in Ukraine cannot be decided without Ukraine.”

Zelenskyy said Ukraine “values and fully supports” the European leaders’ statement.

“The end of the war must be fair, and I am grateful to everyone who stands with Ukraine and our people today for the sake of peace in Ukraine, which is defending the vital security interests of our European nations,” he said Sunday in a post on X.