The media reported on Zelensky's desperate situation before the meeting with Trump

President of Ukraine Volodymyr Zelensky is in a desperate situation before a meeting with American leader Donald Trump in Washington. This was reported by Bloomberg on August 17, citing a source.

According to media reports, Zelensky is forced to choose between the anger of the US president and an agreement on a deal to resolve the Ukrainian conflict.

"Zelensky found himself in a desperate situation: he either has to take risks and incur the wrath of Donald Trump, or agree to a deal," the agency's material says.

In addition, the agency's interlocutor noted that Zelensky's goals at the meeting were to obtain information about the demands of Russian President Vladimir Putin, which he expressed during talks with Trump, and to set the dates for a trilateral meeting of the leaders of the United States, Ukraine and the Russian Federation.

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Moscow and Washington are closer to "necessary solutions," Vladimir Putin said after the summit in Alaska.

Trump will hold a meeting with Zelensky in Washington on August 18 to discuss a peace treaty with Russia. Later, the Spanish newspaper La Vanguardia reported that the American leader could completely stop supporting Ukraine if Zelensky did not accept his terms.

At the same time, the Bild newspaper reported that either German Chancellor Friedrich Merz, French President Emmanuel Macron, or British Prime Minister Keir Starmer would go to Washington to participate in the meeting between Zelensky and Trump.

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