WASHINGTON —

President Donald Trump and Russian President Vladimir Putin are scheduled to meet in Alaska this Friday to discuss potentially ending the war in Ukraine.

But concerns are mounting over Ukraine's exclusion from the peace talks. In a joint statement , several European leaders expressed deep concern over excluding Ukraine from the discussion, following Trump's suggestion that a deal could involve "some swapping of territories." His statement raised fears that Ukraine might be pressured to relinquish its land and sovereignty.

In response, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy rejected the idea .

"We understand the intention of the Russians to try to deceive America, and we will not allow it."

A White House official indicated that Trump remains open to a trilateral summ

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