Zelenskyy to meet Trump on Aug 18 after US-Russia summit secured no deal

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy says he plans to meet US President Donald Trump in Washington on Monday after Trump's summit with Russia's Vladimir Putin.

Zelenskyy said he held a long, meaningful conversation with Trump on Saturday after the US leader met Putin in Alaska. That meeting secured no agreement to end the war.  Trump speaks to Ukrainian, Nato leaders after Putin summit reaches no deal

US President Donald Trump spoke to Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy after his summit with Russia's Vladimir Putin in Alaska and also was talking with Nato leaders early Saturday, the White House said.

Trump secured no agreement to end Russia's war in Ukraine even after rolling out the red carpet for Putin.

 

Trump said that there's no deal until there's a deal, after Putin claimed the two leaders had hammered out an understanding on Ukraine and warned Europe not to torpedo the nascent progress.

During an interview with Fox News Channel before leaving Alaska, Trump insisted that the onus going forward might be on Zelenskyy to get it done, but said there would also be some involvement from European nations.

Trump did not speak to reporters on his flight back to Washington. When his plane landed, White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt told reporters that Trump was on the phone with Nato leaders after a lengthy call with Zelenskyy.

There was no immediate comment Saturday from Zelenskyy or from European leaders.