With President Donald Trump 's face-to-face meeting with Russian President Vladimir Putin looming, there are still unanswered questions about how Ukraine will be involved, and whether the Republican can find a way to bridge the still-substantial distance between Kyiv and Moscow on a ceasefire deal.

Trump said he would meet Putin in Alaska on August 15 for a "highly anticipated" summit. It will be the first time the Republican has met the Kremlin chief in person of his second term in office.

Kremlin aide Yuri Ushakov confirmed the meeting, saying on Saturday that the White House and the Kremlin would be "working vigorously hard" on the summit's agenda in the next few days.

"The presidents will undoubtedly focus on discussing ways to reach a sustainable settlement to the Ukraine cri

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