Trump to Hold Talks with Ukraine's Zelenskyy and Syria's al-Sharaa at NATO Summit

President Donald Trump is scheduled to meet Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy and Syrian President Ahmad al-Sharaa on Wednesday at the NATO summit in Ankara, Turkey, the White House said. White House spokesperson Anna Kelly confirmed the meetings while briefing reporters on the agenda, which also includes a meeting with Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan on Tuesday and a news conference before Trump returns to the United States.

The Zelenskyy meeting comes as the war in Ukraine enters its fifth year. Zelenskyy said after a recent phone call with Trump that they discussed front-line conditions and the "real prospect of ending this war," and that the discussion would continue at the summit. Kremlin foreign-affairs adviser Yuri Ushakov said Trump reiterated his willingness to help achieve a quick cessation of hostilities in Ukraine.

A senior U.S. official, speaking on condition of anonymity, said Trump feels urgency to end the conflict and will discuss possible steps with Zelenskyy, and may follow up with Russian President Vladimir Putin after the summit.

U.S. officials did not disclose the specific objectives of Trump's meeting with al-Sharaa. The Syrian leader, a former insurgent commander who later became president, has said Trump’s remarks about Syria fighting Hezbollah were misunderstood, despite Trump’s repeated statements on the topic.