WASHINGTON — President Trump intends to meet with both Russian President Vladimir Putin and Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky, orchestrating what would be the first sitdown between the warring leaders since Moscow launched its invasion of Kyiv in February 2022.
Trump, 79, informed European leaders of his plan in a call following special presidential envoy Steve Witkoff’s meeting with Putin at the Kremlin early Wednesday.
Neither belligerent has confirmed plans for any meeting, but Ukraine has been seeking a face-to-face with Putin for months.
Trump is likely to meet one-on-one with Putin before trying to arrange a trilateral summit.
Should Putin and Zelensky agree to meet, it would be a major breakthrough for Trump in his months-long quest to bring the European war to an end.
