Russia-Ukraine: Trump meets Zelensky. In a bid to end Ukraine-Russia conflict, President Donald Trump has met with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky and also expects Russian President Vladimir Putin to do the same.
As expected by lovers of peace around the world, the United States President Donald Trump has been playing a pacifying role to resolves conflicts between Russia and Ukraine since the assumption of the second-term tenure.
It can be recalled that during Putin’s visit to Alaska a few days ago, he noted that “Russia’s war in Ukraine could not have started if Donald Trump were the president three years ago.”
World leaders from ‘round the world have vowed to stand with Ukraine in both short and long term as they all look to restore peace in Ukraine.
Russian-Ukraine: Trump Meets Zelensky
Meetings With Ukraine Must Be Adequately Prepared ─ Russia
According to Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov on Tuesday, he noted that any proposed meeting on Ukraine which must involve national leaders must be adequately planned.
The remark by Ravrov came a day after the United States President Donald Trump and Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky met to dialogue on how to end conflict between Russia and its neighbouring country, Ukraine.
After the meeting of both leaders, hopes were expressed and shared that after comes a three-way peace dialogue involving Russian President Vladimir Putin.
Speaking on Russian’s TVs’ Rossiya channel, the Russian foreign minister expressed commitment to moves targeted at resolving the crisis in Ukraine, by bilateral and trilateral means.
“The president has reiterated this many times,” Lavrov said.
“The key point is that these formats are not pursued for the sake of media coverage or evening broadcasts.”
He added: “Any contacts involving national leaders must be prepared with the utmost thoroughness”.
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Macron Explains Trump’s Hot Mic Jibe About Putin’s Ukraine Deal
French President Manuel Macron has explained the U. S. President Donald Trump ‘hot mic; jibe about Russia peace deal with Ukraine.
The U. S. president was eavesdropped cooing that Vladimir Putin “wants to make a deal for me” prior to his meeting with European Union leaders at the White House on Monday, 18th August, 2025.
In an interview with NBC regarding Trump’s comment, Macron said: “I think, at the end of the day, if we have a deal this is a greatness.
“Your president is very confident about the capacity he has to get this deal done and can break this daily killings which are the responsibility of the Russian aggressors, so I think it is great news.”
Lavrov Commend Trump, Hits European Leaders
Russian foreign ministers Sergei Lavrov said today that it was obvious during Friday’s U.S.-Russia Alaska meeting that the U. S. president Donald Trump’s administration genuinely wanted to restore long-term and sustainable peace in Ukraine.
Russian-Ukraine: Trump Meets Zelensky
Lavrov also noted that atmosphere at Trump-Putin Alaska meeting was “very positive.”
“It was clear that the head of the United States and his team, firstly, sincerely want to achieve a result that will be long-term, sustainable, reliable,” Lavrov said on the Rossiya 24 state television channel.
Lavrov said: “the Europeans had… insisted at every turn only on a cease-fire, and that after that they would continue to supply weapons to Ukraine.”
Recapping the whole story, Zelensky commended Melanie Trump on raising awareness for Ukrainian Children abducted by Russia.
President Volodymyr Zelensky has expressed his gratitude to the U. S. first lady Melania Trump for paying “attention to one of the most painful and difficult issues of this war – the abduction of Ukrainian children by Russia.
He continued: “We deeply appreciate her compassion and her letter to Putin. This issue lies at the heart of the war’s humanitarian tragedy – our children, broken families, the pain of separation.
Russian-Ukraine: Trump Meets Zelensky
“At least 20,000 children were taken. I asked President Trump to pass along a letter of gratitude from Ukraine’s First Lady, Olena Zelenska, to Melania. Her voice matters, and her care gives strength to this cause.
“We are working tirelessly to bring every child home. The same applies for our prisoners of war and civilians held in Russia for years, some since 2014, in very bad conditions.
“Thousands of people still need to be freed – and this is a part of making peace. We will work to negotiate all-for-all prisoners of war exchange, and we are grateful to have strong friends who help.”
While antagonists have, severally, drawn attention to the first lady’s obvious silence in her role, she has been known to influence president Trump’s policy shift on Russia’s invasion of Ukraine.
Quoting the president: “I go home, I tell the first lady: ‘I spoke with Vladimir today. We had a wonderful conversation.’”
“She said: ‘Oh really? Another city was just hit.'”
Ukraine Already Working On Security Of Its Leaders
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky has revealed that the country is working on optimum security with other countries.
Russian-Ukraine: Trump Meets Zelensky
He stated this in a post on his verifies social media account: “Yesterday, important talks took place in Washington with the President of the United States and European leaders. This was truly a significant step toward ending the war and ensuring the security of Ukraine and our people.
“We are already working on the concrete content of the security guarantees.
“Today, we continue coordination at the level of leaders. There will be discussions, and we are preparing the relevant formats.
“We will also continue working tomorrow. National security advisors are also in constant contact now.
“There will be security guarantees. I thank all our partners for their determination and support. Ukraine feels this strength.
Russian-Ukraine: Trump Meets Zelensky
“And we will do everything to make the path to peace a reality–through partnership, through security guarantees, and through the courage of the Ukrainian people.”