KYIV (Reuters) -Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy said it was important that Friday’s Russia-U.S. summit in Alaska opened up a path towards a “just peace”, as well as substantive three-way talks between the leaders of Ukraine, Russia and the United States.

“It is time to end the war, and the necessary steps must be taken by Russia. We are counting on America,” Zelenskiy wrote on the Telegram messaging app.

U.S. President Donald Trump and Vladimir Putin were due to meet at a Cold War-era air force base in Alaska on Friday to discuss a ceasefire deal for Ukraine that the U.S. sees as a possible way to end the deadliest war in Europe since World War Two.

Trump said he would not negotiate on behalf of Ukraine in the meeting and would let Kyiv decide whether to engage in territorial sw

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