00:00U.S. President Donald Trump says he will meet with Russian President Vladimir Putin in Alaska on August 15th.
00:07Trump made the announcement on social media, saying he and Putin will discuss the future of the Ukraine war during the meeting.
00:14The news comes after Trump said repeatedly that Kiev and Moscow are close to a ceasefire deal.
00:21Trump told reporters on Friday that Ukraine may have to give up territory to reach such a deal.
00:26It's complicated. It's actually nothing easy. It's very complicated.
00:31But we're going to get some back. We're going to get some switched.
00:37There'll be some swapping of territories to the betterment of both.
00:42The announcement also follows Trump's threats to place new sanctions and tariffs on Russia, unless Putin agreed to end the war.
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