Trump to meet putin one on one in Alaska - White House

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy will not be at the negotiating table in Alaska. US President Donald Trump will meet one on one with russian president vladimir putin. White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt announced this at a briefing on Tuesday, August 12.

Trump will meet putin one on one during the summit, Leavitt said. According to her, the US President may also visit russia in the future.

"Only one side of the war in Ukraine will be represented at the negotiating table," the White House press secretary said.

At the same time, the meeting will take place because putin asked Trump for it, Leavitt emphasized. The US President also hopes that a trilateral summit involving the US, russia, and Ukraine may take place in the future.

As Ukrainian News Agency earlier reported, Trump and putin will hold a bilateral meeting in Alaska on Friday, August 15.

On August 11, US President Donald Trump explained why he did not tighten sanctions and impose tariffs against the aggressor country of russia, which he had repeatedly said before.

On August 10, The New York Times reported that the meeting with Trump is an ideal opportunity for putin to end the war on his own terms and split NATO.