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.

Fresh off the high of overseeing a peace deal between Armenia and Azerbaijan, President Donald Trump is ramping up his efforts to broker peace between Russia and Ukraine. Ahead of a potential meeting with Russian President Vladimir Putin in Alaska next week,

None of that matters to President Donald Trump, who announced Friday night that he would meet the globally shunned leader this Friday in Alaska. What does matter to Trump is that he may be able to stop the bloodshed in Ukraine, the worst European conflict since World War II, fulfilling one of his biggest campaign promises.