Trump and Putin to Hold Bilateral Meeting ‘In the Coming Days,’ Kremlin Confirms
The Kremlin has confirmed that US President Donald Trump and Russian President Vladimir Putin will meet next week. While trilateral talks with Ukraine's Zelenskyy were floated, Moscow is only approving a one-on-one summit as global tensions mount.
Diplomatic tensions cooled—or at least shifted—on Thursday after the Kremlin confirmed that Russian President Vladimir Putin and U.S. President Donald Trump will meet "in the coming days," likely as early as next week. This will mark their first face-to-face encounter since Biden met Putin in Geneva in 2021 (AP News, Reuters, The Guardian).
Yuri Ushakov, Putin’s foreign affairs advisor, stated that the venue has been agreed upon, though it has not yet been disclosed (Reuters, AP News). He noted that while the idea of a three-way summit involving Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy was put forward by the U.S., Russia has made no commitment on that front (The Guardian).
The announcement comes amid growing pressure from President Trump, who set a deadline for Russia to move toward a ceasefire in Ukraine by Friday—or face intensified sanctions, including secondary penalties on Russian energy partners (TIME, Reuters). Trump’s envoy Steve Witkoff met with Putin in Moscow on Wednesday, and Trump described the talks as “highly productive,” signaling momentum toward diplomacy (AP News, NEMiss.news).
White House Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt confirmed that Russia has expressed interest in a summit, and Trump is publicly “open” to meetings with both Putin and Zelenskyy—though only a bilateral meeting currently appears confirmed (TIME, New York Post).
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