Trump-Putin summit: Zelenskyy to travel to DC on Monday to meet with President Trump

Trump invited European leaders to join the meeting with the Ukrainian president.

Last Updated: August 17, 2025, 3:05 PM EDT

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.

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Aug 15, 2025, 7:24 PM EDT

Trump says he will call Zelenskyy

Trump said he will call up NATO and, "of course," Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy to discuss Friday's meeting.

"So ultimately, up to them," he said.

Neither Putin nor Trump took any questions from the hundreds of reporters gathered in the room, instead quickly shaking hands before leaving the stage.

President Donald Trump and Russian President Vladimir Putin shake hands during a press conference following their meeting to negotiate an end to the war in Ukraine, at Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson, in Anchorage, Alaska, August 15, 2025.
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Aug 15, 2025, 7:23 PM EDT

'There's no deal until there's a deal': Trump

President Donald Trump holds a press conference with Russian President Vladimir Putin following their meeting to negotiate an end to the war in Ukraine, at Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson in Anchorage, Alaska, August 15, 2025.
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In brief remarks following Putin's lengthier address to reporters, Trump called the negotiations "extremely productive" and that "many points" were agreed to but, "There's no deal until there's a deal."

He said there are a few more points to get to, including one that was "most significant," but didn't go into detail as to what that was.

"We didn't get there, but we have a very good chance of getting there," he said.

He made no mention of a ceasefire.

Aug 15, 2025, 7:21 PM EDT

Putin expresses optimism at reaching peace

Russian President Vladimir Putin speaks during a joint press conference with President Donald Trump after participating in a US-Russia summit on Ukraine at Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson in Anchorage, Alaska, August 15, 2025.
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Speaking in Russian through a State Department interpreter, Russian President Vladimir Putin spoke first at the joint press briefing.

He began talking about how Russia and the U.S. are "close neighbors" and that this can mark a new stage of rebuilding and fostering "mutually beneficial and equal ties."

Putin said he has "every reason to believe that moving down this path, we can come to the end of the conflict in Ukraine."

Aug 15, 2025, 6:54 PM EDT

Trump and Putin holding joint news conference

After meeting for more than two hours with their respective delegations, President Trump and Russia's Vladimir Putin are now holding a joint news conference at Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson.

PHOTO: President Donald Trump and  Russian President Vladimir Putin hold a press conference following their meeting to negotiate an end to the war in Ukraine, at Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson in Anchorage, Alaska, August 15, 2025.
President Donald Trump and Russian President Vladimir Putin hold a press conference following their meeting to negotiate an end to the war in Ukraine, at Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson in Anchorage, Alaska, August 15, 2025.
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