Donald Trump is set to make a mystery announcement from the White House Oval Office today on Friday, August 22.
The topic of the address has not been disclosed yet but the U.S. President’s speech is scheduled for 5pm UK time.
It comes amid feverish speculation over peace talks between Russia and Ukraine.
On Monday U.S. President Donald Trump met with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky and European leaders to discuss an end to three and a half year conflict.
Zelensky and Trump were joined by Sir Keir Starmer, German chancellor Friedrich Merz and the leaders of France, Italy, Finland, the EU and Nato.
The Prime Minister hailed a ‘breakthrough’ after the unprecedented gathering garnered a U.S. commitment to military involvement in security guarantees for Ukraine.
Mr Zelensky hopes to have such a proposal in writing within the next ten days to strengthen his hand before heading to any meeting with Putin to discuss territory.
In a 40-minute phone call after Monday’s meeting, the U.S. President said on social media that he and Putin discussed plans for a summit between the leaders of Russia and Ukraine, at a location to be determined.
Donald Trump is set to make a mystery announcement from the White House Oval Office today on Friday, August 22
Mr Zelensky hopes to have such a proposal in writing within the next ten days to strengthen his hand before heading to any meeting with Putin to discuss territory
In a 40-minute phone call after Monday’s meeting, the U.S. president said on social media that he and Putin discussed plans for a summit between the leaders of Russia and Ukraine
Following that diplomatic showdown, Trump said he will then sit down with both leaders in an attempt to make peace in the war torn country.
‘This was a very good, early step for a War that has been going on for almost four years,’ he said.
Zelensky responded by saying ‘we are ready’ for any leader-level meetings while speaking to reporters after the White House. He said it’s the only way to solve these ‘complicated and painful issues’.
Speaking to reporters on Monday, Trump said: ‘If everything works out well, we will have a tri-lat [between himself, Zelensky and Putin] and have a good chance of ending the war.’
The meeting followed the U.S. President’s high stakes summit with Putin on Friday in Anchorage, Alaska, where the two leaders said they had an ‘extremely productive meeting’.
No ceasefire was agreed, with Putin telling reporters that Russia still needed to ‘eliminate the primary roots, the primary causes, of that conflict.’
