During the press conference, U.S. President Donald Trump added that he was "a little bothered" by Zelensky's words regarding "constitutional approval" for land swaps as part of a potential peace agreement.

A diplomatic scramble unfolded Saturday after President Donald Trump announced he would meet his Russian counterpart, Vladimir Putin, next week in Alaska, as European leaders rushed to understand the terms of the meeting and ensure Ukraine was not being left out of discussions about its future.

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky warned that Russia "must not receive any rewards" for its ongoing military assault on his country, ahead of the Trump-Putin summit in Alaska on Friday, August 15.