Trump will meet Zelensky in Washington next week after US-Russia summit ended without any agreement

President Volodymyr Zelensky will meet U.S. President Donald Trump in Washington on Aug. 18 to discuss ending Russia’s war in Ukraine, following a call between the two leaders.

The call came a day after Trump met Russian President Vladimir Putin in Alaska. While Trump said the summit made “some headway,” no agreement was reached.

Zelensky said Trump invited him to Washington to talk about “the end of the killings, the end of the war,” and voiced support for Trump’s proposal of trilateral talks with Russia. He also stressed that sanctions against Moscow must be tightened if Putin refuses to negotiate.

Trump later wrote that a “fast peace deal” is preferable to a ceasefire. European leaders, including Ursula von der Leyen, Keir Starmer, Emmanuel Macron, and Friedrich Merz, also joined part of the call.

Some European officials criticized the Alaska summit as a win for Putin. Trump suggested territorial swaps were discussed, but Zelensky has repeatedly ruled out ceding Ukrainian land, saying a ceasefire must come first.

Putin still demands the entire Donbas - Trump told Zelenskyyand European leaders

U.S. President Donald Trump told European leaders and Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy that Russian President Vladimir Putin continues to demand Ukraine’s withdrawal from the entirety of Donetsk and Luhansk oblasts, Bloomberg reported, citing sources.

According to the report, Moscow is willing to drop its claims to parts of Zaporizhzhia and Kherson oblasts it does not control, effectively freezing the front line. Trump suggested he could guarantee Ukraine’s security outside of NATO and indicated Putin might agree.

Bloomberg added that some European officials fear Trump could pressure Kyiv into territorial concessions to reach a peace deal.

Children who lived under constant pressure and threats on occupied territories were brought back

Three Ukrainian teenagers who had lived under Russian occupation for more than three years have been safely returned to Ukraine, the Bring Kids Back UA initiative reported.

One of them, a 13-year-old girl, refused to attend a Russian school that banned Ukrainian language and glorified Russia. A 15-year-old boy secretly studied online at a Ukrainian school while attending a Russian one. A 16-year-old girl faced threats and interrogation for her pro-Ukrainian stance before volunteers helped her escape.

All three are now receiving psychological, humanitarian, and legal support in Ukraine.