WASHINGTON / BERLIN - US President Donald Trump has told European leaders after his meeting with Russian President Vladimir Putin that he wants to arrange a trilateral summit with Putin and Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky as soon as Aug 22, US online media outlet Axios said Saturday.

Zelensky said in an X post Saturday that he will meet Trump in Washington on Monday. Trump also invited the European leaders to join Monday's White House meeting, according to Axios.

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German Chancellor Friedrich Merz said on Saturday that a trilateral summit is expected to follow Monday's meeting between Zelensky and Trump.

So far, the Russian side has not publicly committed to a trilateral meeting.

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German Chancellor Friedrich Merz said Saturday that a trilateral meeting is expected to follow Monday's meeting between Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky and US President Donald Trump in Washington.

In an interview with public broadcaster ARD, Merz said a subsequent trilateral talk involving Russian President Vladimir Putin, Zelensky, and Trump is likely to take place soon, though uncertainties remain.

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On Saturday, German newspaper Bild reported that the German, British, and French governments will decide on Sunday whether, and at what level, to send representatives to the United States to join Monday's meeting.

Commenting on the Alaska summit on Friday, Merz said on social media platform X that it was "good news" that there were no territorial negotiations between Putin and Trump conducted over the heads of Ukraine and the European Union.

Merz said the talks will continue and the Europeans will play a role in the process.