The Trump administration is working to set up talks between President Trump, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky, and Russian leader Vladimir Putin

White House sources told Suspilne about this.

According to their information, the meeting could take place as early as next week, though the location has not yet been determined.

White House Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt confirmed that President Trump is open to dialogue with both sides of the conflict: “As President Trump said yesterday, the Russians have expressed interest in meeting with President Trump, and he is open to that meeting. President Trump would like to meet with both President Putin and President Zelenskyy because he wants this brutal war to end. The White House is working out the details of these potential meetings, and they will be shared in due time.”

Background

On Wednesday, August 6, U.S. President Donald Trump’s special representative, Steve Witkoff, arrived in Moscow, where he met with Russian leader Vladimir Putin.

Presidents of Ukraine and the U.S., Volodymyr Zelenskyy and Donald Trump, held a phone call with participation of European leaders.

President Donald Trump could meet with Russian President Vladimir Putin as early as next week, a White House official said on Wednesday.

On August 7, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy held talks with his French counterpart Emmanuel Macron, German Chancellor Friedrich Merz, and European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen.

The U.S. President will sit down for talks with Russian dictator Vladimir Putin, but only if Putin first agrees to meet with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy.

According to Axios, which was later confirmed by Volodymyr Zelenskyy, U.S. Special Representative Steve Witkoff will hold a video conference. Senior officials from Ukraine, France, Germany, the UK, Finland, and Italy will join the conference. During the conversation, Witkoff will talk about his meeting with Vladimir Putin on August 6 and discuss further steps.

Later, Volodymyr Zelenskyy announced that the conversation had taken place and that they had agreed to continue it the following day.

U.S. President Donald Trump has stated that a meeting with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy is not a prerequisite for negotiations with Russian dictator Vladimir Putin.

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