A diplomatic scramble unfolded Saturday after President Donald Trump announced he would meet his Russian counterpart, Vladimir Putin, next week in Alaska, as European leaders rushed to understand the terms of the meeting and ensure Ukraine was not being left out of discussions about its future.

Russian President Vladimir Putin is planning a further offensive despite Donald Trump's hopes that their upcoming Alaska summit can bring peace in Ukraine, Volodymyr Zelensky has said. The Ukrainian president said Monday his country's intelligence service had found that Putin had no intention of ending the fighting,

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky is expected to be brought into peace negotiations following the U.S.-Russia summit this week. President Donald Trump, who will meet with Russian President Vladimir Putin in Alaska on Friday to negotiate for peace,