One key party who will not be in attendance Friday at Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson in Anchorage, Alaska, is Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy. Trump said Thursday during a press conference that he hopes the summit will lead to a second meeting that would include Zelenskyy.

Ga., accused Ukrainian President Zelenskyy of trying to sabotage peace talks between President Trump and Russian President Putin by launching drone strikes on Russia.

The German government says that Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy is in Berlin on Wednesday to join Chancellor Friedrich Merz for in-person and virtual talks with European and U.S. leaders ahead