Ukraine President Volodymyr Zelensky's first reaction after Donald Trump-Vladimir Putin Alaska meeting
Zelensky said so after holding a call with Trump, during which the US President informed him about the "main points" of his talks with Russia's Vladimir Putin in Alaska.
"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," Zelensky said.
"I am grateful for the invitation."
Zelensky said he had a "long and substantive conversation with Trump", which began as a one-on-one talk, before being joined by European leaders.
The Washington meeting is set to take place three days after Trump's talks with Putin in Alaska ended with no ceasefire announcement or apparent breakthrough to end Moscow's more than three-year-long invasion.
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