Volodymyr Zelensky said in a new interview that he believes Vladimir Putin will significantly "benefit" from his meeting with Trump.

The meeting in Alaska, announced last week, will be the first between the two leaders since Trump started his second term in office.

Russia has signaled to the U.S. that it may be willing to end the war in Ukraine, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy told reporters Tuesday. "We had a call with President Trump and with some European leaders.