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John Power, Erin Hale

Trump proposes Putin-Zelenskyy summit in push to end Ukraine war

US President Donald Trump meets with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy in the Oval Office at the White House, in Washington, DC, on August 18, 2025 [Julia Demaree Nikhinson/AP]

United States President Donald Trump has announced plans to convene a face-to-face summit between Russian leader Vladimir Putin and Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy in his latest bid to end Moscow’s war in Ukraine.

Trump’s proposal on Monday came as he hosted Zelenskyy and top European leaders, including French President Emmanuel Macron and United Kingdom Prime Minister Keir Starmer, at the White House for high-stakes talks on ending the conflict, which has raged since Russia’s full-scale invasion of Ukraine in February 2022.

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