US President Donald Trump has stated that a meeting with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy and Russian leader Vladimir Putin may take place in the near future. The US President also expressed confidence that significant progress would be made in the negotiations to end the war.
- Trump has announced a possible meeting with Zelenskyy and Putin in the near future.
- The US President believes that the negotiations to end the war are showing significant progress.
- The date and venue of the summit have not yet been announced.
- Talks between the delegations from Ukraine, the US and Russia are scheduled to resume in the first half of November.
Trump announced that preparations were underway for a meeting with Zelenskyy and Putin
The US President told journalists that he is looking forward to meeting with the leaders of Ukraine and Russia in the near future.
«A meeting between President Putin and President Zelenskyy is due to take place shortly. I believe we are making significant progress towards ending the war,» said Trump.
At the same time, he did not specify a particular date for the talks, their venue or the possible format.
The US President’s statement came against the backdrop of diplomatic talks between Washington, Kyiv and Moscow aimed at resuming the peace process.
Ukraine, the US and Russia are planning talks in November
Previously. Volodymyr Zelenskyy announced that preparations were under way tripartite meeting representatives from Ukraine, the US and Russia in the first half of November.
Abu Dhabi and Switzerland are being considered as possible venues for the talks.
Last week, the US President’s Special Representative Steve Witkoff held talks with the Ukrainian side in Norway, after which he visited Russia and met with Putin in St Petersburg.
During the diplomatic talks, the parties discussed possible ways of bringing the hostilities to an end, security guarantees for Ukraine and the next steps in the negotiation process.
The date of the meeting between the presidents remains unknown
Despite Trump’s optimistic statements, there is as yet no official confirmation of any specific arrangements for a meeting between the three leaders.
Ukraine is insisting on reliable security guarantees and rejects Russia’s demands that unoccupied territories in the Donbas be handed over to Moscow.
The next scheduled stage of the diplomatic process remains the negotiations between the delegations in the first half of November.
