Trump-Putin summit: Zelenskyy to travel to DC on Monday to meet with President Trump

Trump invited European leaders to join the meeting with the Ukrainian president.

Last Updated: August 17, 2025, 3:05 PM EDT

Following what was described as a “lengthy” phone call with President Donald Trump, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy announced that he will travel to Washington on Monday to meet with President Donald Trump. A White House official said Trump has invited European leaders to join the meeting on Monday afternoon.

Trump and Russian President Vladimir Putin met in Alaska on Friday and while Putin mentioned an "agreement" in the post-meeting news conference and Trump said "great progress" was made, there was no mention of a ceasefire.

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Aug 17, 2025, 9:38 AM EDT

Trump says ‘BIG PROGRESS' being made on Russia

Trump was active on social media on Sunday morning, suggesting that there is "big progress" being made regarding Russia without providing details.

His post follows his summit in Alaska on Friday with Russian President Vladimir Putin and precedes his upcoming meeting with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy and European leaders on Monday.

"BIG PROGRESS ON RUSSIA. STAY TUNED!" Trump wrote on social media.

PHOTO: President Donald Trump and Russian President Vladimir Putin leave the stage folowing a press conference following their meeting to negotiate an end to the war in Ukraine, at Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson, in Anchorage, Alaska,  August 15, 2025.
President Donald Trump and Russian President Vladimir Putin leave the stage folowing a press conference following their meeting to negotiate an end to the war in Ukraine, at Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson, in Anchorage, Alaska, August 15, 2025.
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He also expressed disagreement with the media's portrayal of potential land swaps. Trump claimed that the media would continue to criticize him, even if he achieved a diplomatic victory.

"If I got Russia to give up Moscow as part of the Deal, the Fake News, and their PARTNER, the Radical Left Democrats, would say I made a terrible mistake and a very bad deal. That’s why they are the FAKE NEWS! Also, they should talk about the 6 WARS, etc., I JUST STOPPED!!!" he wrote.

-ABC News’ Kelsey Walsh

Aug 16, 2025, 8:50 PM EDT

Trump invites European leaders to White House meeting with Zelenskyy

President Donald Trump invited European leaders to join his meeting with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy on Monday afternoon at the White House, a White House official said.

President Donald Trump and Russian President Vladimir Putin attend a press conference following their meeting to negotiate an end to the war in Ukraine, at Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson, in Anchorage, Alaska, August 15, 2025.
Kevin Lamarque/Reuters

The meeting comes after Trump's summit with Russian President Vladimir Putin in Alaska on Friday.

-ABC News' Hannah Demissie

Aug 16, 2025, 2:24 PM EDT

Putin tells Kremlin officials Alaska visit was 'useful' and 'timely'

After meeting with President Donald Trump in Alaska, Russian President Vladimir Putin told Kremlin officials the summit was "timely and very useful," saying the two talked about "all aspects of our cooperation" along with a "possible resolution of the Ukrainian crisis on a fair basis."

Russian President Vladimir Putin speaks during a joint press conference with President Donald Trump after participating in a US-Russia summit on Ukraine at Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson in Anchorage, Alaska, August 15, 2025.
Andrew Caballero-Reynolds/AFP via Getty Images

Regarding the Russia-Ukraine war, Putin said he and Trump talked about the "genesis and the causes of this crisis," saying "it is the elimination of these root causes that should be the basis for a settlement."

"The conversation was very frank and informative, and I believe that it brings us closer to the necessary solutions," Putin said.

Putin added that he respects "the position of the American administration, which sees the need to end the hostilities as soon as possible."

-ABC News' Somayeh Malekian

Aug 16, 2025, 2:03 PM EDT

White House dismisses NPR report saying staff left scheduling information about Alaska summit on hotel printer

After National Public Radio released a report saying papers about the Alaska summit were found on a hotel printer ahead of the meeting between President Donald Trump and Russian President Vladimir Putin, the White House released a statement, calling the report “hilarious.”

President Donald Trump meets with Russia's President Vladimir Putin, Aug. 15, 2025, at Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson, Alaska.
Sergei Bobylev/Pool via AP

“It’s hilarious that NPR is publishing a multi-page lunch menu and calling it a ‘security breach.’ This type of self-proclaimed ‘investigative journalism’ is why no one takes them seriously and they are no longer taxpayer-funded thanks to President Trump,” White House spokeswoman Anna Kelly said in a statement.

NPR had reported the eight pages – that appear to have been produced by U.S. staff – were left behind accidentally and contained precise locations and meeting times of the summit and phone numbers of U.S. government employees.

-ABC News’ Benjamin Siu and Hannah Demissie

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