Trump has touted Friday's summit in Alaska as a chance to get a breakthrough but Zelensky's likely absence from the talks and repeated rejection there can be any land swaps have added to doubts that any genuine diplomatic progress can be made.

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,

During the press conference, U.S. President Donald Trump added that he was "a little bothered" by Zelensky's words regarding "constitutional approval" for land swaps as part of a potential peace agreement.