Trump says Putin-Zelensky meeting to be set up ‘very soon’

Donald Trump said Wednesday that a meeting between Vladimir Putin and Volodymyr Zelensky would be arranged “very soon” as his administration steps up diplomatic efforts to end the war in Ukraine. Zelensky said a trilateral meeting involving Kyiv, Washington and Moscow would take place in November to restart stalled peace talks; the Kremlin had identified the United Arab Emirates as a possible venue. Putin has repeatedly rejected face-to-face talks with Zelensky and says Moscow intends to seize the rest of eastern Ukraine. More than a year of US-led negotiations has produced no breakthrough, while Trump recently touted a deal for Russia to sell diesel and reduce prices he linked to his war with Iran.