Ahead of the summit in Alaska on Friday, President Trump suggested that a peace deal could include “some swapping of territories,” but the Europeans see no sign that Russia will offer anything to swap.

The Kremlin leader believes time is on his side as the exhausted and outgunned Ukrainian forces are struggling to stem Russian advances.

The upcoming talks between President Donald Trump and Russian President Vladimir Putin comes after Trump recently enforced a deadline for Russia to end its war with Ukraine.