President Trump could meet President Putin as soon as next week to discuss a ceasefire deal in Ukraine.
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The US president is said to have told European leaders, including Sir Keir Starmer, that he intended to meet the Russian president face to face soon for the first summit between the two leaders since 2018.
He said the initial meeting with Putin could be followed shortly thereafter by a meeting attended by himself, the Russian leader and President Zelensky. His plans were revealed in a call with Starmer, Friedrich Merz, the German chancellor, and Mark Rutte, the Nato secretary-general, according to The New York Times.
The White House said it was “open” to a meeting between Trump, Putin and Zelensky.
Earlier Steve Witkoff, the US special envoy, held “useful and constructive” talks with Putin in Moscow, the Kremlin said, two days before Trump’s deadline for a ceasefire in Ukraine.
Yuri Ushakov, a Russian diplomat, said the two sides had exchanged “signals” on Ukraine and discussed the possibility of developing strategic co-operation between Moscow and Washington, but declined to give more details until Witkoff had reported back to Trump.
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