US President Donald Trump confirmed on Monday that he will host his Ukrainian counterpart Volodymyr Zelensky at the White House on Friday.

Responding to a question about Zelensky’s recent announcement that he would meet the US president at the White House this week, Trump told reporters aboard the presidential plane returning from Sharm El Sheikh, Egypt, “I think so, yes.”

In this context, Trump said he believes Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan could play a pivotal role in ending the conflict between Russia and Ukraine.