Carney, world leaders meet to discuss Ukraine war ahead of Trump-Putin summit
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U.S. President Donald Trump and Russian President Vladimir Putin are set to meet in Alaska on Friday to talk about ending the war.
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Today's meeting was chaired by the leaders of the U.K., France and Germany and also involved Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy and U.S. Vice President JD Vance.
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Zelenskyy is not invited to Friday's summit, though Trump has said he wants to meet with the Ukrainian and Russian leaders soon after.
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