WH considers Zelensky to attend Trump-Putin Alaska summit after ceasefire discussions

By Anjali Sharma

WASHINGTON- According to media reports on Sunday the White House said that the US is considering inviting President of Ukraine Volodymyr Zelensky to a summit between President Donald Trump and Russian President Vladimir Putin, in Alaska.

It remains unclear if Zelensky will attend the meeting as details are yet to be finalized, media reported.

Trump announced that he will meet with Putin in Alaska next week to discuss ending the over three-year-long war between Russia and Ukraine.

Trump has not ruled out hosting a meeting involved both leaders despite Kremlin opposition, media  added.

“The President remains open to a trilateral summit with both leaders. Right now, the White House is planning the bilateral meeting requested by President Putin,” a senior White House official quoted in media.

Trump’s special envoy Steve Witkoff’s met with Putin in Moscow on Wednesday it was their fifth summit this year. The meeting came 2 days before the president was set to impose new sanctions on Moscow.

Putin proposed a complete ceasefire, which would involve Ukraine withdrawing its military from the Donetsk region, allowing Kremlin control of both Donetsk and Luhansk, media reported.

Trump said on that some territorial swapping would take place for “the betterment of both” countries.
Zelensky responded on Saturday morning, dismissing the idea of ceding land to Russia.

“Of course, we will not give Russia any awards for what it has done. The Ukrainian people deserve peace,” he said.

British Foreign Secretary David Lammy, Zelensky’s top adviser Andriy Yermak, Vice President Vance, and European national security advisors met in Kent to discuss the ceasefire proposal.

“The UK’s support for Ukraine remains ironclad as we continue working towards a just and lasting peace,” Lammy wrote after the meeting, media added