Trump invited European leaders to join the meeting with the Ukrainian president.
Following what was described as a “lengthy” phone call with President Donald Trump, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy announced that he will travel to Washington on Monday to meet with President Donald Trump. A White House official said Trump has invited European leaders to join the meeting on Monday afternoon.
Trump and Russian President Vladimir Putin met in Alaska on Friday and while Putin mentioned an "agreement" in the post-meeting news conference and Trump said "great progress" was made, there was no mention of a ceasefire.
Accompanying Russian President Putin in the now three-on-three meeting with President Trump are Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov and the president's adviser, Yuri Ushakov, a Kremlin spokesperson told Russian state media.
Russian President Vladimir Putin has arrived at the military base in Anchorage, where a red carpet has been rolled out on the tarmac, following President Donald Trump's arrival.
This marks the first time Putin has been in the U.S. since September 2015, when he met with then-President Barack Obama at the U.N. General Assembly in New York City.
President Donald Trump has yet to exit Air Force One, as he remains on board exchanging greetings with Alaskan senators Lisa Murkowski and Dan Sullivan as well as Alaska Gov. Mike Dunleavy, according to a White House official.
President Donald Trump and Russia's Vladimir Putin are expected to hold a joint news conference after their meeting on Friday.
The backdrop for the press conference includes the phrase "PURSUING PEACE" in large lettering.
