An agreement has been reached for Donald Trump and Vladimir Putin to meet “in the coming days”, a Kremlin aide has said.
After the US president touted a “very good prospect” of the leaders meeting for Ukraine ceasefire talks, Kremlin aide Yuri Ushakov said on Thursday that Russian and American officials have started working on the details.
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“At the suggestion of the American side, an agreement was essentially reached to hold a bilateral meeting at the highest level in the coming days,” he said.
“We are now beginning concrete preparations together with our American colleagues.”
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It would mark the first time the two leaders met since Mr Trump returned to office, and comes after a three-hour meeting between Mr Putin and US envoy Steve Witkoff in Moscow on Wednesday.
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said after the meeting that it appeared as though Russia is “more inclined to a ceasefire”.
Mr Ushakov also said that Mr Witkoff had talked about the idea of a trilateral meeting between Mr Putin, Mr Trump, and Mr Zelenskyy during the talks yesterday – but added that Moscow did not comment on the suggestion.
Meanwhile, the Ukrainian president said he plans to speak to German Chancellor Friedrich Merz, as well as contacts from France and Italy, throughout Thursday.
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