Trump is preparing for a trilateral meeting with Putin and Zelensky following a bilateral summit in Alaska.

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### Trump Hopes to Set the Stage for Tripartite Summit with Ukraine

U.S. President Donald Trump announced on Wednesday that his scheduled bilateral meeting this Friday in Alaska with Russian President Vladimir Putin could lay the groundwork for a trilateral summit involving Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky.

“Significant breakthroughs can be achieved during the first meeting—which will be very important—but it prepares the way for a second meeting,” Trump stated to the press in Washington.

This bilateral meeting is set to take place at a military base near Anchorage, the largest city in Alaska, and aims to find a resolution to the ongoing Russo-Ukrainian conflict.

Trump expressed his desire to hold a second meeting soon, this time also including both Putin and Zelensky. “I would like to do it almost immediately, and we will have a follow-up meeting between President Putin, President Zelensky, and myself, should they want me there,” he added.

However, he also emphasized that the success of this trilateral meeting would depend on how his one-on-one conversation with the Russian president unfolds.

Earlier on Wednesday, Trump reported having had a “very good call” with several European leaders, including Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky, to discuss the upcoming summit. “I would give it a 10 for that very, very cordial call,” he remarked during a speech at the Kennedy Center in Washington.

In parallel, U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio spoke on Tuesday with his Russian counterpart Sergey Lavrov to prepare for the meeting between Trump and Putin.

On Monday, Trump had expressed hope that this diplomatic initiative would lead to a “quick” ceasefire in Ukraine.

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