President Donald Trump and Russian President Vladimir Putin will meet at the US Russia Summit held in Ukraine on August 15, 2025 at the joint base of Elmendorf Richardson in Anchorage, Alaska. Andrew Caballero-Reynolds/AFP Getty Images
A one-on-one meeting between Ukrainian President Woldymie Zelenki and Russian President Vladimir Putin may very little happen anytime soon, President Donald Trump praised the August 29 interview.
Sitting with the daily caller, Trump said the meeting between the Ukrainian and Russian presidents is not the case if the US is there to preside over it, if the meeting is left to Zelensky and Putin.