Trump Confirms Zelensky Will Not Attend Alaska Talks With Putin On Ukraine Ceasefire

Last Updated:August 11, 2025, 22:39 IST

Donald Trump confirmed Volodymyr Zelensky won't attend his meeting with Vladimir Putin in Alaska. Talks aim to explore a Ukraine ceasefire. Zelensky denied giving up Donetsk.

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Donald Trump has confirmed that Volodymyr Zelensky will not be present at his meeting with Vladimir Putin in Alaska later this week.

The two leaders will hold talks on Friday aimed at exploring the possibility of a ceasefire in Ukraine.

This follows statements from European leaders, including Keir Starmer, who stressed that the path to peace for Kyiv “cannot be decided without Ukraine," and that the current line of contact between Russia and Ukraine should serve only as “the starting point of negotiations."

Ahead of the summit, the US President suggested a peace deal could include “some swapping of territories", with reports suggesting this could involve Ukraine giving up its Donetsk region – a claim Zelenskyy strongly denied, LBC News reported.

“Of course, we will not give Russia awards for what it has done. The Ukrainian people deserve peace," the Ukrainian leader said.

“The answer to the Ukrainian territorial question is already in the Constitution of Ukraine. No one will deviate from this, and no one will be able to. Ukrainians will not gift their land to the occupier. Ukraine is ready for real decisions that can bring peace. Any decisions that are against us, any decisions that are without Ukraine, are at the same time decisions against peace. They will not achieve anything. These are stillborn decisions. They are unworkable decisions," he added.

When asked if Sir Keir Starmer believes the Russian President can be trusted in negotiations, the Prime Minister’s official spokesman said the UK supports Kyiv and the US President’s efforts for peace, but not Moscow.

“Never trust President Putin as far as you could throw him, but we obviously will support Ukraine. We will obviously support President Trump and European nations as we enter these negotiations."But it is exactly why we’ve been leading this work on the coalition of the willing, because any ceasefire, as I say, cannot just be an opportunity for President Putin to go away, re-arm, restrengthen, and then go again. So we’re not going to leave it to trust. We’re going to ensure that we’re prepared such that we achieve a ceasefire," he said on Monday.

In a joint statement issued on Saturday, the leaders of Britain, France, Italy, Germany, Poland, Finland, and the European Commission affirmed that Ukraine has the sovereign right to determine its own future, adding that meaningful negotiations can only occur under a ceasefire or a reduction in hostilities.

“The path to peace in Ukraine cannot be decided without Ukraine. We remain committed to the principle that international borders must not be changed by force."

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August 11, 2025, 22:39 IST

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