Trump-Putin latest: Vlad breaks silence after ‘useful' summit as Don summons Zelensky to White House to discuss deal
VLAD'S DEMANDS Trump-Putin latest: Vlad breaks silence after 'useful' summit as Don summons Zelensky to White House to discuss deal
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VLADIMIR Putin has broken his silence after crunch talks with Donald Trump in Alaska.
The Kremlin tyrant hailed Friday's summit as 'timely and useful' while pushing for a 'fair' deal to end the Ukraine war.
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Russia's President Vladimir Putin addresses senior officials following a meeting with U.S. President Donald Trump, at the Kremlin on Saturday
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Putin hailed his Alaska summit with Donald Trump as 'timely and useful'
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Donald Trump and Vladimir Putin shake hands after holding a peace summit in Alaska
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Vlad also told top officials in Moscow that the pair's meeting was 'very frank and substantive' and covered 'almost all areas' of US-Russia relations, with the Ukraine crisis at the core.
He added that both sides agreed hostilities must stop 'as soon as possible' and insisted only by addressing the 'root causes' of the war could peace be achieved.
It comes as Trump has summoned Volodymyr Zelensky to the White House on Monday – setting the stage for a tense showdown over the future of Ukraine.
The Ukrainian leader says he is preparing for crunch White House talks with Trump, calling the meeting 'important' to decide the next steps in the war.
In a post on X, he wrote: 'We see that Russia rebuffs numerous calls for a ceasefire and has not yet determined when it will stop the killing. This complicates the situation… But together we are working for peace and security.'
He added he was 'grateful for the invitation' to Washington and stressed the need for leaders to 'clarify all the details and determine which steps are necessary and will work.'
Monday's Oval Office meeting will be his first return to the White House since his heated showdown with Trump and Vice President JD Vance in February.
It's also been revealed that Putin told Don he wants the eastern Donetsk and Luhansk regions as part of their peace deal.
In exchange for the Donetsk region, the Russian leader said he would halt further military advances in southern Kherson and Zaporizhzhia.
Mad Vlad also vowed to halt any new attacks if he is handed Donetsk.
Moscow currently controls over 70 per cent of the highly-contested region - but capturing it entirely could allow Putin's forces to cause major disruption to supply lines on the eastern front.
Sources close to Volodymyr Zelensky suggest the Ukrainian leader would not agree to the demands but that he would be open to negotiating land with Trump in his upcoming visit to Washington on Monday.
The US President has previously said Russia and Ukraine both believe a full peace deal is "the best way" to end the war - rather than a short term ceasefire.
Diplomatic sources have since revealed some of the initial details of the potential agreement, according to news agency AFP.
The US has reportedly proposed an agreement that would see Ukraine not join Nato - but instead be offered Nato-esque protections similar to Article 5.
Trump reportedly floated the plan with Zelensky and European leaders during a call after his meeting with Putin.
The source said: "As one of the security guarantees for Ukraine, the American side proposed a non-NATO Article 5 type guarantee, supposedly agreed with Putin."
Another insider with knowledge of the matter confirmed the NATO-like guarantees had been discussed.
It is unclear what Ukraine would have to give up to secure such a deal.
Kyiv has long aspired to join Nato - something fiercely opposed by Russia and cited by one of the reasons for their invasion in 2022.
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Volodymyr Zelensky will speak to Trump in Washington on Monday
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Trump waves after stepping off Air Force One following phone calls with Volodymyr Zelensky and Nato leaders
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Ukrainian territorial defence soldiers fire an artillery gun
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But Trump has repeatedly ruled out Ukraine joining the Western military alliance.
Don hailed his talks with Putin as "great and very successful" as he detailed the next steps in securing peace in Ukraine.
The US delegation left Alaska in Air Force One after a busy day and landed back in Washington shortly after 7am local time.
Trump held a lengthy phone call with Zelensky during the flight and invited the Ukrainian President to Washington in just 48 hours time.
Nato leaders were also updated on the summit in a separate call with Trump.
The US President revealed on Truth Social that he informed the European side and Zelensky of Putin's main wish for a complete end to the war instead of a ceasefire.
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