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Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy announced Saturday he will travel to Washington on Monday to meet with U.S. President Donald Trump to discuss "all of the details regarding ending the killing and the war," following a lengthy phone conversation between the two leaders.
The meeting comes three days after Trump held talks with Russian President Vladimir Putin in Alaska, marking the first summit between sitting U.S. and Russian presidents since Russia's invasion of Ukraine began in February 2022.
Zelenskyy described his conversation with Trump as "long and substantive," noting it began as a one-on-one discussion before European leaders joined the call. The Ukrainian president said the entire conversation lasted "for more than an hour and a half, including about an hour of our bilateral conversation with President Trump."
"On Monday, I will meet with President Trump in Washington, D.C., to discuss all of the details regarding ending the killing and the war. I am grateful for the invitation," Zelenskyy wrote on social media platform X.
During the call, Trump "informed about his meeting with the Russian leader and the main points of their discussion," according to Zelenskyy's statement.
Zelenskyy expressed Ukraine's backing for Trump's proposal for a three-way summit involving Ukraine, the United States, and Russia.
"We support President Trump's proposal for a trilateral meeting between Ukraine, the U.S., and Russia. Ukraine emphasizes that key issues can be discussed at the level of leaders, and a trilateral format is suitable for this," he said.
The Ukrainian leader stressed that Ukraine "reaffirms its readiness to work with maximum effort to achieve peace" and emphasized the importance of American involvement.
"It is important that America's strength has an impact on the development of the situation," Zelenskyy stated.
Zelenskyy highlighted the necessity of European participation throughout any peace process. "It is important that Europeans are involved at every stage to ensure reliable security guarantees together with America," he said.
The Ukrainian president noted discussions about "positive signals from the American side regarding participation in guaranteeing Ukraine's security" and said Ukraine continues to "coordinate our positions with all partners."
Trump and Putin concluded their talks in Alaska on Friday after what was described as more than three hours of closed-door discussions.
The Russian leader said following the meeting that they had reached an "understanding," though no ceasefire announcement or apparent breakthrough emerged from the summit.
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