Trump said he "won't be happy" if Putin does not agree to a ceasefire during the summit. (REUTERS/Kevin Lamarque)
Trump said that he would not be negotiating peace on Ukraine’s behalf, but would rather "set the table" for negotiations between Putin and Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy.
"Well, look, it's not for me to negotiate a deal for Ukraine, but I can certainly set the table to negotiate the deal," he said. "Our next meeting will have President Zelenskyy and President Putin and probably me."
PRESIDENT TRUMP CONFIDENT PUTIN WANTS PEACE WITH UKRAINE, THINKS HE'S 'HAD ENOUGH' OF WAR
Trump also added that he "may have to start liking" Hillary Clinton, after the former Democratic presidential candidate said she would nominate Trump for the Nobel Peace Prize if he negotiated a peace deal and did not "capitulate" to Russia.
"That was very nice. I may have to start liking her again," Trump said.
Trump and Putin shake hands in Alaska ahead of their meeting. (REUTERS/Kevin Lamarque)
Clinton, a former Secretary of State, said that there are several things Trump needs to get Putin to agree to if he were to deserve the Nobel Peace Prize.
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"But maybe this is the opportunity to make it clear that there must be a ceasefire, there will be no exchange of territory, and that, over a period of time, Putin should be actually withdrawing from the territory he seized in order to demonstrate his good faith efforts, let us say, not to threaten European security," she said.
Fox News' Gabriel Hays contributed to this report.
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