Zelenskiy to visit Washington on Monday after Trump-Putin summit fails to secure peace

After the Trump-Putin Alaska summit failed to secure peace for Ukraine, President Volodymyr Zelenskiy said he will travel to Washington on Monday, Reuters reported.

The decision was made public following a "lenghty call” Zelenskiy had with US President Donald Trump and discussions with European leaders.

According to the news agency, Zelenskiy described the conversations as signalling “positive signals” from the United States regarding security guarantees for Ukraine. He furhter noted that Europe should be included at all stages of any negotiations.


The over one-and-a-half hour call with Trump took place on the flight back to Washington after the summit, White House Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt said. In addition, the US President spoke with NATO leaders during the flight, she added.

AP reported citing European Commission spokesperson Arianna Podesta that Trump held discussions with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy, German Chancellor Friedrich Merz, French President Emmanuel Macron, British Prime Minister Keir Starmer, Finnish President Alexander Stubb, Polish President Karol Nawrocki, European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen, and NATO Secretary-General Mark Rutte.

However, Podesta provided no further details about the crucial conversation.

“There's no deal until there's a deal,” Trump had said after the Alaska meet in response to Putin’s claim that the two leaders had reached an “understanding” on Ukraine.

What happened at Alaska summit?

Despite extensive talks, the summit between Trump and Putin did not produce a ceasefire or any binding agreement on halting hostilities in Ukraine.

Putin described the discussions as “constructive” but said Ukraine was only one of several topics, including trade, Arctic cooperation, and space. Russia also reiterated that preconditions tied to its demands must be met before any lasting peace, ruling out an immediate ceasefire.

The Alaska summit, their first meeting since 2019, was initially put forth as a potential turning point in Europe’s deadliest conflict since World War II, but no concrete steps toward peace were agreed.