Face-to-face peace talks between the presidents of Ukraine and Russia would be “incredibly significant”, and they’re the goal of US President Donald Trump as he pushes to end the war in Ukraine.
After meeting with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy at the White House on Monday, Trump suggested a trilateral meeting is in the works.
“I called President Putin, and began the arrangements for a meeting, between President Putin and President Zelenskyy,” he wrote in a social media post.
He told reporters that meeting would be followed by another where he would join.
“We’ll see what happens there,” he said of a meeting between Putin and Zelenskyy. “If that works out, if it works out, then I’ll go to the trilat and close it up.”
But experts have told SBS News that a ceasefire arrangement would be complicated, and part of the reason is the protracted disputes over Ukrainian territories.
