President Volodymyr Zelenskyy says Ukraine cannot give up territory. (Francesco Fotia/Reuters)
"The 20-point plan that we worked on is 90% ready. Our task (is) to make sure that everything is 100% ready. It is not easy, and no one says that it will be 100% right away, but nevertheless we must bring the desired result closer with each such meeting, each such conversation," Zelenskyy told reporters Friday.
The White House did not respond to a request for comment from Fox News Digital to confirm the meeting.
Trump voiced optimism about the meeting with Zelenskyy and future conversations with Putin.
"I think it’s going to go good with him. I think it’s going to go good with [Vladimir] Putin," Trump told Politico. Trump also said that he expects to speak with Putin "soon."
US OFFICIALS TOUT PROGRESS IN TALKS TO REACH 'LASTING AND DURABLE PEACE' BETWEEN UKRAINE, RUSSIA
Putin is testing the boundaries of NATO with aircraft incursions, allied states say. (Ramil Sitdikov/Pool/Reuters )
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Trump has met with Zelenskyy multiple times since taking office in January, including in February when Zelenskyy sparred openly with Trump and Vance in the Oval Office over engaging in diplomacy with Russia to end the conflict. Additionally, Trump met with Putin in Alaska in August.
Fox News’ Rachel Wolf contributed to this report.
Diana Stancy is a politics reporter with Fox News Digital covering the White House.
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