Zelenskyy to meet with Trump in Washington, DC following US-Russia talks

Zelenskyy's announcement, which was confirmed by Trump, comes a day after Trump met with Russian President Vladimir Putin in Alaska on Friday to negotiate an end to the war in Ukraine.

Ukraine's leader said on X that he had a "long and substantive conversation" with Trump following the Putin summit. The talk began one-on-one and later turned into a larger chat with other European leaders, including NATO Secretary General Mark Rutte.

Trump confirmed the upcoming visit in a post on Truth Social early Saturday morning, writing that the phone call with Zelenskyy went "very well."

"It was determined by all that the best way to end the horrific war between Russia and Ukraine is to go directly to a Peace Agreement, which would end the war, and not a mere Ceasefire Agreement, which often times do not hold up," Trump wrote.

He said if Monday's meeting with Zelenskyy also goes well, a meeting will be scheduled with Putin and "potentially, millions of people's lives will be saved."

Though a peace agreement was not decided upon during the meeting on Friday, Trump described it as a successful meeting with "a lot of progress" made. Putin expressed similar sentiments, adding the summit was a "constructive atmosphere of mutual respect."

Though Trump and Putin had not met in person in years prior to Friday, they have spoken on the phone numerous times this year to discuss an end to the conflict.

Fox News Digital's Greg Norman contributed to this report.