WASHINGTON —

President Donald Trump announced a face-to-face meeting with Russian President Vladimir Putin in Alaska next week, aiming to address tensions between Russia and Ukraine and reach a possible peace deal, though both sides remain far from an agreement.

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Reacting to the announcement, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy made clear that any deal concerning his country without its involvement would be unacceptable.

"Any decisions that are against us, any decisions that are without Ukraine, are at the same time decisions against peace. They will not achieve anything," Zelenskyy said in a statement posted online . "The answer to the Ukrainian territorial question already is in the Constitution of Ukraine. No one will deviate from this — and no

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