Can the Trump-Putin meeting end the war? Here's what is certain
US President Donald Trump intends to meet Vladimir Putin next week, i.e. on August 11-17, “The New York Times” said. Then, according to the publishing house, Trump wants to conduct three -sided talks with the participation of the presidents of Russia and Ukraine.
CNN television sources have confirmed that conversations can take place next week or within two weeks. Two White House employees informed the station that the initiative came from Putin – he proposed a meeting with Trump during talks with Witkoff in Moscow. The US President asked his team to accelerate preparations for meeting Putin and Zelanski.
The Reuters agency also announced that, according to sources, Trump intends to meet Putin next week (they did not mention the Zelnski source). The interlocutors of “The Wall Street Journal”, familiar with Trump's plans, pointed out that the US President is open to joint meetings with Putin and Zelanski, but it is unclear when and where they can take place. According to CNN, several options are considered.
A spokeswoman for the White House Karoline Leavitt informed that “the Russians expressed their desire to meet with President Trump”, and The US President is ready to meet both Putin and Zelnski.
Donald Trump said that he was counting on meeting Putin and Zelanski in the near future. He said about it during a briefing in the White House on August 6, answering the question of journalists whether the presidents of Russia and Ukraine will be able to agree the meeting.
“There are very good prospects that they will do it. We have not determined the place yet, but today we had very good talks with President Putin. There is a very good chance that we will be able to end this round, end this path. It was a long way and is still long, but there is a good chance that the meeting will take place very quickly, “said the American leader. However, he did not inform when talks could take place.
Signals on Ukraine
The Kremlin said that Russia and the US “agreed” on the meeting of Putin and Trump in the coming days. The adviser to the President of Russia Yuri Ruszakov informed about it. According to him, the meeting can take place next week, but it is not yet known how many days it will take. Also agreed A place that will be announced later. During talks with Putin, as Wydzakow said, a special envoy of the US president “raised the issue of” three -sided meeting of Russian, USA and Ukraine presidents, but Moscow did not comment on this proposal.
Immediately after talks with Witkoff, Wydkoff stated that Russia gave the US “some signals” in the case of Ukraine, and also received “appropriate signals” from Donald Trump.
The director of the Russian direct investment fund, a special representative of the President of Russia for foreign cooperation with Kirył Dmitrijew, said that “progress is visible and positive forces will prevail.” Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Pieskow did not comment on negotiations at the time of publication of the text.
Trump refused to name the meeting of Witkoff and Putin by a breakthrough, because the pages “have been working for a long time”. At the same time, before briefing with journalists, he wrote on his profile on the Truth Social social network that the American representative and Russian president had a “very productive” meeting and achieved “Significant progress”.
The US President did not specify how close the parties to the end of the war are the parties. “Please listen, I don't want to talk about it. I have already been disappointed before” – he said. When Trump was asked if Putin was cheating on him, he replied that he would find out” in a few weeks “.
Russian President Vladimir Putin and a special envoy of the USA Steve Witkoff, Moscow, August 6, 2025.
Many disputes
Russia presented “specific examples” during negotiations with the USA conditions on which Moscow will agree to the room – said Secretary of State Marco Rubio in an interview with Fox Business. “I think that maybe for the first time since the beginning of this administration work we have specific examples of what Russia could demand to end the war,” he said.
According to him, the United States must find out whether “Ukrainians and our European allies, but above all Ukrainians” are ready to accept these demands. “If we manage to get closer to what is to accept for Ukrainians, and what is acceptable for the Russians, I think that the president will have the opportunity to organize a meeting with Putin and Zelanski to try to end this conflict” – added Rubio.
Rubio allowed the possibility that in the coming days it may occur telephone conversation between Trump and Putin. He did not specify what conditions Moscow puts. Putin said earlier that Russia is ready to suspend fire if Ukraine withdraws the army from all over the territory of Donetsk, Lugansk, Cherry and Zaporoskie regions within the administrative borders. None of these circuits was completely occupied by the Russian army.
The American secretary said that “the key elements of the end of the war will be Territorial issues“According to him, Russia” took and controls “some territories of Ukraine, including Crimea, and there are also territories on which the Russian army” achieved some successes. “” At any time when you intend to conclude an agreement, there must be concessions. There must be concessions from the Russians and, of course, concessions from Ukrainians” – Rubio noted, adding that this is a complex issue.
Change in Moscow
After the talks between the USA and Russia, Wołodymyr Zełenski said that Moscow was more likely to suspend weapons. “It seems that Russia is now more focused on the suspension of weapons, the pressure on them works. But the most important thing is that they do not deceive us or the United States in detail,” said the Ukrainian president after the end of the talks on August 6.
He added that the advisers of Ukraine and European countries for national security will soon determine A common position on the end of the war. “For us, for Ukraine, it is very important. Ukraine will certainly defend its independence. We all need a long and lasting peace. Russia must end the war, which it began,” he concluded.
Trump demanded that Moscow stop hosting in Ukraine until August 8, otherwise he would introduce duties to the countries buying oil from Russia. During a conversation with journalists on 6 August, he declared that the United States imposed duties on India for the purchase of Russian oil and could introduce them to other countries. “Perhaps to China,” he added.
US Secretary of State Marco Rubio stated on August 6 that Trump would decide to introduce additional sanctions in the next 24-36 hours. “A lot will depend on how negotiations will take place – the work we will do in the next few days,” he said. According to him, Trump decides whether it is worth introducing duties, “depending on the development of the situation.”
