U.S. President Donald Trump is scheduled to meet with Russian President Vladimir Putin as early as next week, and will hold a three-way summit that will also include Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky, the New York Times (NYT) reported on the 6th, citing sources.
President Trump revealed this plan during a currency with European leaders. The call included British Prime Minister Keir Starmer, German Chancellor Friedrich Merz, and NATO Secretary General Mark Rutte, among others.
The three-way summit is expected to only involve Presidents Trump, Putin, and Zelensky, excluding European leaders. However, it remains unclear whether Presidents Putin or Zelensky have agreed to this arrangement.
President Zelensky also participated in the currency between President Trump and the European leaders. He stated in a subsequent announcement that he had talked with President Trump and that the war must end, but it must be a "honest peace" from the perspective of himself and the European leaders.
On this day, President Trump made public on social media (SNS) that Special Envoy Witkoff met with President Putin in Russia, stating, "After that, I updated a few European allies about the discussions between the envoy and Putin."
He did not disclose the plans for the meeting with President Putin, but added, "Everyone agrees that this war must end," stating, "We will work towards that in the coming days or weeks."