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Trump and Putin Agree to Meet Next Week Without Zelensky Prerequisite

Under Friday’s secondary sanctions deadline, Washington and Moscow have confirmed a high-level meeting in the United Arab Emirates focused on a ceasefire framework

France's President Emmanuel Macron and Ukraine's President Volodymyr Zelenskiy shake hands, as they meet on the sidelines of the two-day NATO's Heads of State and Government summit, in The Hague, Netherlands June 24, 2025. Ludovic Marin/Pool via REUTERS/File Photo
US President Donald Trump meets with Russian President Vladimir Putin during the G20 summit in Osaka on June 28, 2019.

Overview

  • Kremlin aide Yuri Ushakov and White House officials say a bilateral Trump–Putin summit will take place as early as next week in the UAE
  • President Trump clarified that a meeting with Putin does not require Ukraine’s Volodymyr Zelensky to be present
  • The leaders plan to explore diplomatic initiatives aimed at securing a ceasefire and laying out a sustainable peace framework for Ukraine
  • Trump has set a Friday deadline for Russia to show progress toward a truce or face secondary sanctions on oil buyers
  • Venue specifics remain undisclosed as teams finalize logistics for the first US–Russia presidential summit since 2021