00:00With barely hours to go before his meeting with Russian President Vladimir Putin on American soil,
00:07U.S. President Donald Trump says he expects this Friday's Alaska summit to be a good meeting,
00:13though this may not be the most crucial round of peace talks, according to the U.S. leader.
00:18Speaking at the Oval Office on Thursday, Trump said he expects the second meeting to include
00:23Ukraine's President Volodymyr Zelensky and possibly someone from Europe.
00:28It is the first time the U.S. President has suggested that European leaders might be invited to the second meeting.
00:36His remarks come as U.S. and Russian officials converge on the state of Alaska this Friday for the highly anticipated talks
00:43aimed at enacting a key Trump campaign pledge to end Russia's war in Ukraine.
00:50This week, Ukraine's President Volodymyr Zelensky and other European leaders worked
00:55to ensure their interests are taken into account.
00:59Trump and Putin will meet in Anchorage, Alaska for the first time in six years this Friday,
01:05in what could be a key moment in history as regards Russia's war in Ukraine.
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