India, Aug. 15 -- US President Donald Trump appeared shifting tones ahead of his high-stakes summit with Russian President Vladimir Putin in Alaska on Friday (local time), he suggested that the summit could fail, saying any deal on Ukraine's future would only come through a separate three-way meeting with Kyiv to "divvy things up."

The comments came after Kremlin confirmed the two leaders' plan to meet one-on-one, raising concerns among European allies that Moscow could push Washington into a settlement imposed on Ukraine.

On the eve of the summit, Trump hinted at a second meet and stressed he would not conclude any agreement with Putin without involving Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky in the decision-making.

Speaking to reporte...