Ukraine war is the ‘most difficult' to end: Donald Trump
The two leaders will meet in the Alaskan city of Anchorage to discuss a potential end to the Ukraine War.
The US President says that if this meeting goes well, a more important one could be held with both Vladimir Putin and Volodymyr Zelensky.
Donald Trump claimed the Ukraine war has been the 'most difficult' to end.
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