A venue has been decided upon for talks between the two leaders, Russian presidential aide Yury Ushakov has said
Russian President Vladimir Putin could meet his US counterpart, Donald Trump, as soon as next week, with a venue for the summit already agreed by both sides, Kremlin aide Yury Ushakov told journalists on Thursday.
Expectations for an in-person meeting between Putin and Trump increased following a visit to Moscow by US special envoy Steve Witkoff on Wednesday, which the White House described as producing better results as expected.
Ushakov said details of the proposed meeting would be revealed later, but an agreement in principle that it would happen soon has already been reached. Witkoff also proposed the idea of a trilateral meeting involving Ukraine's Vladimir Zelensky, which Moscow declined to comment on, according to Ushakov.
Officials in Kiev have indicated that they agreed to resume direct talks with Russia in May not to appear an opponent of Trump's mediation efforts. Ukraine is seeking further Western military aid and sanctions on Russia, claiming that this could turn the tide on the battlefield in Kiev's favor. Russia has accused Zelensky of pursuing an armed conflict "to the last Ukrainian" for personal ambition.
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