WASHINGTON — President Donald Trump redoubled his efforts to end the war in Ukraine on Thursday, announcing a second meeting with Russia's Vladimir Putin one day before sitting down with Ukraine's Volodymyr Zelenskyy at the White House.
U.S. President Donald Trump, right, shakes hands Aug. 15Â with Russia's President Vladimir Putin during a joint news conference at Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson, Alaska.Â
Ukraine's President Volodymyr Zelenskyy speaks Monday during a news conference with High Representative of the European Union for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy Kaja Kallas in Kyiv, Ukraine.
Russian President Vladimir Putin, right, gives a soccer ball to President Donald Trump during a news conference after their July 16, 2018, meeting at the Presidential Palace in Helsinki, Finland.Â
U.S. President Donald Trump, right, shakes hands Aug. 15Â with Russia's President Vladimir Putin during a joint news conference at Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson, Alaska.Â
Ukraine's President Volodymyr Zelenskyy speaks Monday during a news conference with High Representative of the European Union for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy Kaja Kallas in Kyiv, Ukraine.
Russian President Vladimir Putin, right, gives a soccer ball to President Donald Trump during a news conference after their July 16, 2018, meeting at the Presidential Palace in Helsinki, Finland.Â