Donald Trump is planning a "trap" for an upcoming White House guest, according to a former administration insider.

Former Trump associate Lev Parnas, who says he used to be "deep inside the Trump machine" and now reports from the outside, recently flagged a news story that he was sure would make Trump "flip." Parnas has described himself as a former "trusted operative" of the president.

Now, Parnas is saying Trump's carefully calculated moves with Putin in Alaska were merely a distraction.

"But that’s the illusion. That’s the game. While they chatter about body language and handshakes, the real story is buried beneath the surface — exactly where Putin wanted it," Parnas wrote in a piece for Substack. "And now, even before the dust settles in Alaska, I hear from my sources that Trump is summoning Zelensky to the White House on Monday. The media will sell it as progress, as hope. But I’m telling you, it’s a trap."

He continued to outline what he sees as Trump's "plan" for the leader of Ukraine.

"And now, with Zelensky summoned to Washington, the danger is clear. They will try to corner him into a deal he cannot accept — a land swap, a false 'peace' carved out of Ukraine’s sovereignty. And when he refuses, they will paint him as the obstacle, the problem, the reason peace failed."

"That’s the plan. That’s what Alaska was really about," according to Parnas.

He added:

"I’m risking everything to bring you this truth. My sources are risking everything too. Every day, Trump, Putin, and their enablers are tightening their grip, cracking down on leakers, truth-tellers, and independent voices like ours. They want silence. They want obedience. They want you in the dark while they divide nations like real estate and rewrite history as if the dead, the stolen, and the broken never mattered."

Read the full piece here.