President Trump announced the news on Truth Social hours after meeting with Russian president Vladimir Putin in Alaska.

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy on Saturday outlined firm conditions for a “real peace" ahead of a high-stakes meeting with President Donald Trump on Monday.

President Donald Trump supports Russian leader Vladimir Putin's proposal for Moscow to take full control of the Donbas and freeze the front lines elsewhere for a deal with Ukraine.

President Donald Trump told European leaders that his goal in Friday's meeting with the Russian president is a ceasefire in Ukraine, sources tell NBC News.

The US president has ruled out any trilateral meeting including Volodymyr Zelenskyy - for now this is a Trump-Putin power play.

Ukrainians will not gift their land to the occupier,” Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said in a video released Aug. 9.