By — Associated Press Associated Press Leave your feedback Share Copy URL https://www.pbs.org/newshour/politics/watch-trump-suggests-swapping-ukraine-and-russia-territories-ahead-of-meeting-with-putin Email Facebook Twitter LinkedIn Pinterest Tumblr Share on Facebook Share on Twitter WATCH: Trump suggests ‘swapping’ Ukraine and Russia territories ahead of meeting with Putin Politics Aug 8, 2025 4:55 PM EDT President Donald Trump said Friday that he will meet “very shortly” with Russian President Vladimir Putin to discuss the war in Ukraine and that he will announce the location soon. Watch Trump’s remarks in the video player above. “We’re going to be announcing later, and we’re going to have a meeting with Russia,” Trump told reporters at the White House. Those comments came as Ukrainian soldiers on the battlefield expressed little hope for a diplomatic solution to the war and Trump’s deadline arrived Friday for the Kremlin to make peace. READ MORE: Trump’s deadline for Russia arrives with little hope for peace on Ukraine war front lines Exasperated that Putin did not heed his calls to stop bombing Ukrainian cities, Trump almost two weeks ago moved up his ultimatum to impose additional sanctions on Russia and introduce secondary tariffs targeting countries that buy Russian oil if the Kremlin did not move toward a settlement. The president on Friday said he believes both Putin and Ukraine’s President Volodymyr Zelenskyy “want peace,” and adds there will be “some swapping” of territory between the Russia and Ukraine, “to the betterment of both.” We're not going anywhere. Stand up for truly independent, trusted news that you can count on! Donate now By — Associated Press Associated Press
President Donald Trump said Friday that he will meet “very shortly” with Russian President Vladimir Putin to discuss the war in Ukraine and that he will announce the location soon. Watch Trump’s remarks in the video player above. “We’re going to be announcing later, and we’re going to have a meeting with Russia,” Trump told reporters at the White House. Those comments came as Ukrainian soldiers on the battlefield expressed little hope for a diplomatic solution to the war and Trump’s deadline arrived Friday for the Kremlin to make peace. READ MORE: Trump’s deadline for Russia arrives with little hope for peace on Ukraine war front lines Exasperated that Putin did not heed his calls to stop bombing Ukrainian cities, Trump almost two weeks ago moved up his ultimatum to impose additional sanctions on Russia and introduce secondary tariffs targeting countries that buy Russian oil if the Kremlin did not move toward a settlement. The president on Friday said he believes both Putin and Ukraine’s President Volodymyr Zelenskyy “want peace,” and adds there will be “some swapping” of territory between the Russia and Ukraine, “to the betterment of both.” We're not going anywhere. Stand up for truly independent, trusted news that you can count on! Donate now