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In his statement after Trump's announcement, Zelensky said: "Any decisions that are against us, any decisions that are without Ukraine, are also decisions against peace.
"These are dead solutions. They will never work. And we all need a real, living peace that people will respect."
The Kremlin's Presidential Aide Yury Ushakov confirmed the meeting in Alaska, adding that it "seems quite logical" for such an important summit to take place in Alaska with the Russian delegation simply flying over the Bering Strait and the two countries' maritime border.
Ushakov revealed Russia has already invited Trump for a follow-up meeting in Russia.