The president [Putin] has said that repeatedly … Any contacts involving top leaders must be prepared with the utmost care. The White House declined to confirm this or other reports that Putin had suggested having the meeting in Moscow. “I hope President Putin is going to be good and if he’s not, that’s going to be a rough situation,” Trump said. “And I hope that Zelenskyy, President Zelenskyy, will do what he has to do. The trilateral meeting with Trump, Zelenskyy, Putin ‘can bring breakthrough on path to peace,’ Ukraine’s foreign minister Andrii Sybiha said.

Source: The Guardian August 19, 2025 20:16 UTC