U krainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy on Wednesday said he told President Donald Trump and European leaders that Russia's Vladimir Putin is "bluffing" on pursuing peace as preparations for Friday's U.S.-Russia summit in Alaska continue.

President Donald Trump Wednesday held tense talks with Ukraine’s Volodymyr Zelenskyy and European leaders ahead of his crucial Alaska summit with Vladimir Putin on Friday. With nerves running high, Zelenskyy said the talks went well and Trump agreed that he hoped the summit with the Russian leader could lead to an immediate ceasefire.

In the same meeting, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said, he told the group that Putin “is bluffing” ahead of the planned meeting with Trump.