Trump, Putin To Hold Joint Press Conference Post Alaska Summit

US President Donald Trump on Thursday announced that he would like to see a second meeting between between his Russian and Ukrainian counterparts, Vladimir Putin and Volodymyr Zelenskyy in Alaska. "I would say that tomorrow, all I want to do is set the table for the next meeting, which should happen shortly. I'd like to see it actually happen, maybe in Alaska," Trump said.

"I think President Putin will make peace and President Zelensky will make peace," he added.

According to White House spokeswoman Karoline Leavitt, Trump and Putin will meet one-on-one on Friday, i.e., August 15, in Alaska before holding a joint press conference.

Earlier, Donald Trump had warned that he would impose "very severe consequences" if Russia doesn't stop the war even after the Alaska meet. Meanwhile, the US President has said that he hoped to use the Friday meet to set up a "quick second meeting" involving the Ukrainian President.