Trump stated that he would assess the possibility of Russia-Ukraine negotiations within two weeks.

Jin10 Data, August 23 - On the 22nd local time, U.S. President Trump stated at the White House that he would observe whether Russian President Putin and Ukrainian President Zelensky could cooperate, and he would decide whether to attend the related talks based on the situation. Trump mentioned that there is significant hatred between the two sides and that he would assess in two weeks whether progress could be made in promoting peace talks between Russia and Ukraine, and would decide whether to implement "large-scale sanctions" or do nothing, labeling the conflict as "a battle of their own." Trump met with Putin in Anchorage, Alaska, the largest city in the state, on August 15 local time. Subsequently, on the afternoon of the 18th, Trump met with Zelensky at the White House and later held a multilateral meeting with Zelensky and a "delegation" of leaders from multiple European countries, the European Union, and NATO. On the 21st, Trump stated regarding the Russia-Ukraine issue that "the results should be known in about two weeks."