President Trump wants an end to the war and says it could involve “some swapping of territory.”This time, face to face with the Kremlin leader. Trump indicated his priority would be to set up a direct meeting between Putin and Zelenskyy — provided there were terms he deemed acceptable. “I’m going to meet with President Putin and I’m going to see what he has in mind,” said Trump, adding he would then inform NATO and European partners as well as President Zelenskyy. Trump says he will host Putin in Alaska next Friday to talk about Ukraine President Trump has been pushing to broker an end to the war in Ukraine since he took office. Yet, Markov argued Putin would be looking for offers that might convince Trump he’s closing in on his goal of a ceasefire.