WASHINGTON - The United States has not invited Vladimir Zelensky to attend a meeting between Russian President Vladimir Putin and his US counterpart Donald Trump in Alaska, The Washington Post (WP) reported citing its sources.

The US president said on Friday he expects to meet the Russian leader in Alaska on August 15. Kremlin adviser Yuri Ushakov later confirmed the planned talks, noting that Putin and Trump would "undoubtedly focus on discussing ways to reach a long-term peaceful settlement of the Ukrainian crisis." Ushakov added that the Kremlin expects the next meeting between the two presidents to take place in Russia.

Earlier, Western media reported that the US was demanding territorial concessions from Ukraine as part of the resolution of the conflict with Russia. The Wall Street Journal, citing its sources, wrote that Washington's proposal envisages the withdrawal of Ukrainian troops from the part of the Donetsk People's Republic still under Kiev's control as a first step towards peace.

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