Karoline Leavitt said there were many locations considered for the summit with Putin but that Trump was “honored” to host the Russian president on U.S. soil.
President Donald Trump and Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy (L) meet in the Oval Office at the White House on Feb. 28, 2025. Andrew Harnik/Getty Images
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WASHINGTON—President Donald Trump will hold a virtual meeting on Wednesday with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy and European leaders, a White House official has confirmed to The Epoch Times. Vice President JD Vance will also join the meeting with Zelenskyy.
The virtual meeting will come two days before Trump’s summit with Russian President Vladimir Putin in Alaska on Friday.
Emel Akan is a senior White House correspondent for The Epoch Times, where she covers the policies of the Trump administration. Previously, she reported on the Biden administration and the first term of President Trump. Before her journalism career, she worked in investment banking at JPMorgan. She holds an MBA from Georgetown University.
