US President Donald Trump after meetings with Russian dictator Vladimir Putin in Alaska will meet with Ukrainian leader Volodymyr Zelensky. As he writes Axios, the presidents may have a"difficult" meeting at the White House this afternoon.

It is known that Zelensky and Trump announced their upcoming meeting after a telephone conversation with NATO leaders. According to the publication's source, the conversation, which lasted more than an hour and a half,"was not easy."

Axios reported that Trump called Zelensky from Air Force One while returning to Washington from Alaska. The call also included Secretary of State Marco Rubio and White House envoy Steve Witkoff, who were present at the Trump-Putin meeting.

The politicians spoke with Zelensky for an hour, and after that the leaders of Great Britain, France, Germany, Italy, Finland, NATO, and the European Commission joined the conversation.

According to the source, Trump told Zelensky and NATO leaders that Putin does not want a ceasefire, but plans to reach a comprehensive agreement to end the war.

"Trump said during the phone call that he thought a quick peace deal was better than a ceasefire," the source added.

Therefore, this position contradicts the approach that Trump initially supported. At the same time, Zelensky emphasized that a ceasefire must first take place before negotiations.

In addition, the US president told the Ukrainian leader that Putin assured him that the Russian Federation had made significant progress on the front line, so if he wanted to, he could capture the entire Donetsk region and other regions where fighting was taking place.

However, according to the source, Zelensky told Trump that Putin was misreading the situation on the front.

"The impression was that in exchange for territory, Putin was ready to end the war and commit not to try to occupy other areas of Ukraine or attack other countries," the source added.

Putin and Trump meeting in Alaska - what is known

As a reminder, on August 15, US President Donald Trump and Russian dictator Vladimir Putin held a summit in Alaska. As The Times reported, this meeting ended in failure In particular, the parties have not agreed on a ceasefire in Ukraine or on the location of the next summit.

Experts also believe that Trump avoided direct concessions to Moscow, leaving room for further maneuver. In addition, despite Trump's desire to portray himself as a peacemaker, the results of the summit demonstrated the weakness of the American strategy.

"It was an anti-climax in Anchorage. Great expectations ended in a lack of agreements," one of the experts emphasized.

In turn, a correspondent for The New York Times believes that failure of negotiations between Trump and Putin was a relief for Ukraine. This is because the biggest fear of Ukraine and Europe was that Trump would give in to Putin's territorial demands, but the US president flew out of Alaska earlier than planned.