US President Donald Trump said that his Ukrainian counterpart Volodymyr Zelensky and Russian President Vladimir Putin will organize a meeting to try to achieve a ceasefire and end the war in Ukraine, the Associated Press and Reuters reported, quoted by BTA.
"Now it's really up to President Zelensky to do it. I would also say that European countries need to get involved a little bit. But it's up to President Zelensky. If they want, I'll attend the next meeting," Trump said in an interview with TV host Sean Hannity on the "Fox News" channel after his meeting with Putin in Alaska.
"I guess they're going to set up a meeting now between President Zelensky, President Putin and me," he added.
When asked what advice he would give Zelensky, Trump said he would recommend that the Ukrainian president "make a deal - Russia is a very big power".
In his interview with "Fox News" Trump hinted that during his meeting with Putin, a territory swap and Ukraine's security were discussed.
In turn, Hannity suggested that there would be "some territory swaps" and "more Russian territory", while Ukraine would receive "security measures that would not be related to NATO". Asked if this was the way the crisis would end, Trump replied: "I think these are points that we agreed on, these are points that we largely agreed on. In fact, I think we agreed on a lot of things."
At the same time, the US president said he felt the parties "are close to a deal, but he doesn't like to talk about it", hinting that providing details would scuttle the agreement.
He declined to discuss what he and Putin had agreed on and what remained unresolved, repeating that "it's not a done deal at all".
Putin has previously said he is not opposed to meeting with Zelensky, but that "certain conditions" must be met first. The Kremlin has said the two should meet only when there is a peace agreement on the table, ready to be signed.