Trump says he'll tell Putin to end Ukraine invasion, vows Zelensky will be in ‘next meeting'
'I'm going to be telling him, 'You've got to end this war,'' Trump said at a press conference where he announced plans to federalize local police as a part of a crime crackdown in Washington, DC.
3 Trump said he'll tell Putin to end the invasion of Ukraine.
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3 Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky speaks during a press conference as part of the Ukraine Recovery Conference 2025.
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3 Russian President Vladimir Putin, left, speaks with the Governor of Omsk region Vitaly Khotsenko during their meeting at the Kremlin in Moscow, Russia, Monday, Aug. 11, 2025.
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Trump confirmed that Zelensky would not be included in the summit meeting this week — but that he would call him after meeting with Putin.
'The next meeting will be with Zelensky and Putin, or Zelensky, Putin and me,' the president promised. 'I want to arrange a meeting between the two leaders.'
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