President Trump has ditched his demand for Russian President Vladimir Putin to agree to a ceasefire in Ukraine and appears ready to pressure Kyiv to cede territory to Moscow as part of a peace deal that also includes U.S. security guarantees.

Trump’s shift follows a meeting with Putin in Alaska, in which Trump touted progress toward a peace deal but offered no specifics. The president is set to meet Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky and European leaders at the White House on Monday.

Before his meeting with Putin, Trump said he would be angry if the Russian leader did not agree to a ceasefire in Anchorage, while European leaders who spoke to Trump prior to the summit said he agreed he would not negotiate territorial concessions with Putin.

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