U.S. President Donald Trump is planning to meet Russian President Vladimir Putin in person as soon as next week, according to the New York Times, which cited two sources familiar with the plans.
Trump then plans to meet with Putin and Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy, the newspaper reported, adding that the plans were disclosed in a call with European leaders on Wednesday.
The White House did not immediately respond to the report, but earlier on Wednesday Trump acknowledged that he spoke with European leaders after U.S. envoy Steve Witkoff's "highly productive" meeting with Putin in Russia.
With just days left before U.S. President Donald Trump’s cease-fire deadline for Ukraine, Witkoff met Russian President Vladimir Putin in Moscow for three hours of talks, as Russian strikes intensified across southern Ukraine.
Putin’s foreign policy adviser, Yuri Ushakov, described the meeting as “useful and constructive,” according to Russian state news agency TASS. Ushakov said Moscow received “signals” from Witkoff about Washington’s position on Ukraine and sent messages back to Trump via the envoy.
