The stakes are high for Donald Trump, Vladimir Putin, and Volodymyr Zelensky ahead of a planned summit next week – but they don’t all have the same amount to lose, an expert has warned.

All three men could be about to meet in the same room for the first time, in an effort to finally bring to an end years of bloodshed in Ukraine.

If that long-awaited moment does arrive, one of the leaders will come to the table at a significant disadvantage, according to British Foreign Policy Group think tank director Evie Aspinall.

News of the planned meeting emerged out of the blue yesterday, following a meeting between Trump and European leaders.

The US President revealed his plans to sit down with Putin next week ahead of a trilateral where they would be joined by Zelensky.

A Kremlin spokesperson

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