Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said on Saturday he spoke one-on-one with Trump on the phone for an hour, calling the conversation "substantive."

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At the Alaska summit with Donald Trump, Russian President Vladimir Putin demanded full control of Ukraine’s Donetsk and Luhansk regions as a condition for ending the three-year war, signaling he would not back down from what he called his core demands to “resolve the root causes” of the conflict,

Vladimir Putin’s jet has landed at Elmendorf Air Force Base in Anchorage, Alaska ahead of his summit with Donald Trump. A long red carpet had been laid out on the tarmac for the Russian leader to walk down after he exited his aircraft. Air Force One, with Donald Trump on board, has just touched down at Elmendorf Air Force Base in Anchorage, Alaska.

Ukrainian President Zelenskyy confirmed a meeting with President Trump at the White House Monday to discuss ending Russia’s war after the Alaska summit with Trump and Putin.

According to the White House, Trump had a “lengthy call” with Zelenskyy on his way back to Washington, and later spoke to NATO leaders about the discussions.

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy has reported that Ukraine’s defence forces are making progress in repelling Russia’s offensive on the Pokrovsk front. He also outlined what he expects the meeting between US President Donald Trump and Russian leader Vladimir Putin in Alaska to achieve.

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy on Saturday rejected the idea that his country would give up land to end the war with Russia after U.S. President Donald Trump suggested a peace deal could include "some swapping of territories.