European leaders urged US President Donald Trump on Wednesday not to strike a unilateral Ukraine peace deal with his Russian counterpart Vladimir Putin during their one-on-one meeting later this week in Alaska.

The U.S. president told his European peers that he wouldn’t negotiate territorial issues during Friday’s meeting in Alaska but seek an immediate cease-fire instead.

Volodymyr Zelensky said in a new interview that he believes Vladimir Putin will significantly "benefit" from his meeting with Trump.