Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy will fly to Washington DC to see Donald Trump for the next stage of talks on Monday – which could pave the way for a three-way meeting alongside Vladimir Putin, the US leader says.
Volodymyr Zelenskyy has said he is preparing for his meeting with Donald Trump – as Vladimir Putin issued his first comments following the US-Russia talks on the war in Ukraine.
The Ukrainian president will fly to Washington DC for the next stage of talks on Monday, which could pave the way for a three-way meeting alongside the Russian leader, Mr Trump has said.
It comes following a high-profile summit between the US president and Mr Putin, held in Alaska on Friday.
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The US president had heavily previewed the talks, threatening sanctions for Russia should there be no agreement on a ceasefire.
But a short news briefing following the summit ended with no mention of a ceasefire, no agreement on how to end the war, and little clarity about the next steps.
On Saturday, Mr Trump appeared to change his stance on what he hopes to achieve from the talks, indicating he wants a permanent peace settlement rather than a ceasefire, and announced the follow-up meeting with Mr Zelenskyy.
In a post on X, the Ukrainian president said he was grateful for the invitation and added: „It is important that everyone agrees there needs to be a conversation at the level of leaders to clarify all the details and determine which steps are necessary and will work.
