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Trump’s Ceasefire Deadline Arrives as Summit Plans With Putin Take Shape

Preparations for a next-week summit proceed without a confirmed venue as Trump denies Zelenskyy meeting was ever required

Ukrainian servicemen of the 148th artillery brigade load ammunition into a M777 howitzer before firing towards Russian positions at the frontline in Zaporizhzhia region, Ukraine, on Thursday, Aug. 7, 2025. (AP Photo/Evgeniy Maloletka)
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Russian President Vladimir Putin and his Chinese counterpart Xi Jinping attend a military parade on Victory Day, marking the 80th anniversary of the victory over Nazi Germany in World War Two, in Red Square in central Moscow, Russia, May 9, 2025. Sergei Bobylyov/Host agency RIA Novosti/Handout 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

  • Trump set a Friday deadline for Putin to agree to a Ukraine ceasefire or face secondary sanctions on Russian oil buyers
  • The White House has yet to decide whether new sanctions will be imposed following Trump’s ultimatum
  • Trump told reporters that Putin does not need to meet President Zelenskyy to secure a bilateral summit
  • Kremlin aide Yuri Ushakov said officials are working out specific issues for the meeting but have not finalized a location
  • Putin spoke with China’s Xi Jinping and India’s Narendra Modi to garner support ahead of the anticipated talks