Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy claimed on Tuesday that Russian President Vladimir Putin is preparing for "new offensive operations."

Touching on Ukrainian anxieties that a direct meeting between Mr. Trump and Putin could marginalize Kyiv and European interests, Zelenskyy said: "Any decisions that are without Ukraine are at the same time decisions against peace. They will not bring anything. These are dead decisions. They will never work."

A long-awaited meeting between Trump and Putin is scheduled for next week in Alaska, Trump announced Friday on social media. Later that day, Trump suggested that there have been talks about Russia and Ukraine potentially "swapping" territory as part of a ceasefire deal — a proposal that Ukrainian President Zelenskyy opposed,