A potential later meeting between the presidents of Ukraine, Russia and the US will be “more important”, Trump adds.

US President Donald Trump and Russian President Vladimir Putin -- and, from a distance, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky -- have dueling interests going into a high-stakes summit in Alaska on Friday.

Donald Trump said he hopes to arrange a second Putin–Zelensky meeting, possibly in Alaska, as he prepares for a summit with Putin on Friday. Meanwhile, Zelensky ruled out giving any land to Russia, which currently occupies about one-fifth of Ukraine,