Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky warned that Russian President Vladimir Putin will benefit the most from Friday's high stakes meeting with President Trump in Alaska.

"I believe that Putin will benefit from this, because what he is seeking, frankly, is photographs," Zelensky told a small group of reporters at the Presidential Palace in Kyiv, including NewsNation's Robert Sherman. "He needs a photo from a meeting with President Trump."

Zelensky who will not be at Friday's meeting, is hoping to steer Trump away from any talk of territorial concessions amid the ongoing war in Eastern Europe.

The president has sought to end the war between Russia and Ukraine, and threatened potential economic sanctions against the Russian leader if he does not agree to a ceasefire soon.

On Thursday, T

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