President Trump said Monday that he expects Russian President Vladimir Putin to come to their meeting in Alaska on Friday with specific proposals for a deal to end the war, which he will then pass on to Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky with a recommendation to make peace or "keep fighting."
Why it matters: Trump suggested he's ready to negotiate with Putin about who gets what parts of Ukraine after the war, and even said he would "try to get some... territory back for Ukraine." • But Zelensky won't be in the room, and Ukrainian and European officials are worried about what Russian proposals Trump might accept.
What he's saying: "I believe, he wants to get [the war] over with," Trump said of Putin. "Now, I've said that few times and I've been disappointed."
The intrigue: By his o