Russian President Vladimir Putin has pledged to hold direct talks with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy in the coming weeks, White House Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt said at a briefing on Tuesday. Leavitt added that logistical preparations are already under way and that the initiative follows a phone call between U.S. President Donald Trump and Putin a day earlier. Trump, who has sought to broker a cease-fire, expects the bilateral meeting to proceed and has left open the possibility of joining the two leaders for a subsequent trilateral session if needed. The announcement represents the most concrete step toward face-to-face diplomacy between Moscow and Kyiv since Russia’s 2022 invasion. U.S. officials are simultaneously drafting a framework for security guarantees aimed at underpinning any agreement that could emerge from the prospective talks.
White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt said that Russian President Putin has promised to meet with Ukrainian President Zelenskyy in the coming weeks. https://t.co/E5E8x1NIQM
White House Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt on Tuesday said Russian President Vladimir Putin promised President Trump that he would have a direct meeting with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky. The comments at the White House press briefing come as Ukraine works to come to https://t.co/m2HQ56c7Iu
Reporter: Did Putin promise to meet directly with Zelensky? White House Press Secretary: Yes, he promised. Besides this dialogue, the White House press conference today announced that meetings of Vladimir Putin are being prepared both with Zelensky and with Trump and Zelensky. https://t.co/vI7GDHNa8j