Trump seeks to hold trilateral summit as early as Aug 22: media

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Sunday, August 17, 2025

17/08/2025

US President Donald Trump disembarks Air Force One as he arrives at Joint Base Andrews, Md on Aug 16, from a summit with Russian President Vladimir Putin in Anchorage, Alaska. (AP)

WASHINGTON, Aug 17, (Xinhua): US President Donald Trump has told European leaders after his meeting with Russian President Vladimir Putin that he wants to arrange a trilateral summit with Putin and Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky as soon as Aug 22, US online media outlet Axios said Saturday.

Zelensky said in an X post Saturday that he will meet Trump in Washington on Monday. Trump also invited the European leaders to join Monday's White House meeting, according to Axios.

German Chancellor Friedrich Merz said on Saturday that a trilateral summit is expected to follow Monday's meeting between Zelensky and Trump. So far, the Russian side has not publicly committed to a trilateral meeting.