Trump Says Zelensky–Putin Meeting Will Be Held "Very Soon"
US President Donald Trump has said a meeting between the leaders of Ukraine and Russia will take place "very soon". He believes it could bring major progress in the war in Ukraine.
US President Donald Trump told reporters on Wednesday that a meeting between Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky and Russian leader Vladimir Putin would be held "very soon". Trump said he believed major progress could be achieved. The statement matters because Russia's war in Ukraine continues and peace talks have so far produced no result.
The planned trilateral meeting
Zelensky said on Sunday that a three-way meeting between Kyiv, Washington and Moscow would take place in November, aiming to restart peace negotiations. The Kremlin had earlier said that a trilateral meeting was planned for November in the United Arab Emirates.
Putin has so far rejected face-to-face talks with Zelensky.
How the talks have gone
When he began his second term as president, Trump promised to end the war within 24 hours. However, US-led negotiations lasting more than a year have not brought a breakthrough.
Recently Trump has again shifted his attention from Ukraine to Putin. He has announced an agreement with Moscow on deliveries of Russian diesel fuel to the US and to the world market.
The source does not specify exactly when or in what format the meeting will take place, or whether Putin will attend in person. What is known is that Trump speaks of a meeting soon, while Zelensky and the Kremlin both mention November.
