 "'I see that happening': Trump says Russia, Ukraine & US could meet in trilateral talks soon")
US President Donald Trump hinted on Sunday that he could bring Russian President Vladimir Putin and Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy together in a trilateral meeting, with himself in the middle. The idea came at the end of a bilateral meeting with Zelenskyy at Trump’s Mar‑a‑Lago estate in Florida, where both leaders discussed steps toward peace.
“I see that happening, sure, at the right time,” Trump told reporters when asked about three‑way talks. “I saw a very interesting President Putin today. He wants to see it happen. He wants to see it. He told me very strongly. I believe him… I was on the phone with him for almost 2.5 hours… We discussed a lot of things.”
Talking to both sides
Trump described his call with Putin as “good and very productive,” adding that discussions with Zelenskyy covered elements of a proposed peace process, including a 20‑point framework. This touched on security guarantees, potential territorial arrangements, and the broader vision for a lasting agreement—topics both leaders acknowledged but did not finalise.
Unlike past negotiations, there is no set timetable. “I don’t have deadlines,” Trump said. “You know what my deadline is: getting the war ended.”
Progress made, but challenges remain
Trump and Zelenskyy have reportedly made “a lot of progress” toward finalising a peace deal, though “one or two very thorny issues” remain. Speaking after roughly two hours of talks, the leaders described the meeting as “excellent,” covering “all aspects” of the 20-point framework.
The US president said the outcome should become clear in a few weeks, noting that Ukraine is “a lot closer” to reaching an agreement and that the pair had “made a lot of progress on ending that war.”
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