Trump distances himself from possible Zelenskyy–Putin meeting

"We're going to see if Putin and Zelenskyy will be working together. You know, that's like oil and vinegar, a little bit. They don't get along too well, for obvious reasons. But we'll see," Trump said.

And then, according to the US President, it will become clear whether he will have to attend the meeting.

"And then we'll see whether or not I would have to be there. I'd rather not," Trump stressed.

Therefore, as the American leader noted, he wants to see if they can stop it.

He adds that he had stopped seven wars and would like to do it again. He said he had thought this one would be of medium difficulty, but it turned out to be the most difficult.

Meeting between Zelenskyy and Putin

Initially, a trilateral format was considered, but after the summit in Washington, US President Donald Trump proposed that Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy and Vladimir Putin meet one-on-one.

According to media reports, the Kremlin proposed holding the talks in Moscow, but Zelenskyy refused. The White House instead considered Budapest as an option, but there is no official confirmation of this yet.

Zelenskyy said that the meeting with Putin should only take place on neutral territory in Europe, such as Austria or Switzerland. He also did not rule out the possibility of holding talks in Türkiye.

At the same time, according to the Russian Foreign Ministry, Putin is allegedly ready to meet with the Ukrainian president only if all issues requiring discussion at the highest level are well prepared.

Today, Russia stated that Ukraine and Russia are not yet close to holding a summit at the highest level. A meeting between Zelenskyy and Putin is only possible if the parties agree on the agenda.

Meanwhile, the Ukrainian President is confident that the Russians are doing everything they can to prevent the meeting from taking place.