President Trump says he expects to know quickly if a deal can be made with Russian leader Vladimir Putin to halt the war in Ukraine.

Trump said Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy was unlikely to be included in talks he described as a "feel out meeting" to better understand Russia's demands for ending its war in Ukraine.

The two president's will be meeting in Alaska on Friday to discuss ending the war in Ukraine, and European leaders will be speaking with Trump beforehand.