In a surprise diplomatic twist, President Donald Trump says any peace deal between Ukraine and Russia could involve “swapping territories” and he’s already set a date to discuss it with Russian President Vladimir Putin.

Speaking on his Truth Social account, Trump announced he will meet Putin next Friday in Alaska, describing the talks as a chance to make “swaps… to the betterment of both” sides. He didn’t reveal which territories might be exchanged, but hinted the U.S. could also “get some territory back.”

The Kremlin confirmed the date and location, with senior aide Yuri Ushakov adding that a second summit in Moscow was already on the table. Meanwhile, Putin dismissed a proposal for a three-way meeting with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy, saying “conditions must be created” before such talks could happen and that those conditions were “still far away.”

Polish Prime Minister Donald Tusk added fuel to speculation about a shift in the war, saying there were signs a “freeze” in the conflict might be near. “I don’t want to say the end, but a freeze… is closer than it is further away,” Tusk told reporters after speaking with Zelenskyy.

Despite the diplomatic chatter, Ukraine’s president stressed that the fighting hasn’t stopped. “No orders to stop have been given to the Russian army,” Zelenskyy said, noting over 100 drone attacks and fresh airstrikes in a single day. Still, he insisted there’s a “chance to achieve at least a ceasefire” if the right pressure is applied to Moscow.

The week also saw a somber reminder of the war’s human toll. Viktoriia Roshchyna, a Ukrainian journalist who died last year while in Russian captivity, was laid to rest in Kyiv. She had been reporting on alleged torture and detentions in Russian-occupied areas before she herself was detained. She died at just 27 years old, in circumstances that remain murky.

For now, all eyes are on Alaska, where the two world leaders will soon meet and where the future of Ukraine’s borders might be decided.