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Archive photo · 6 October 2017Trump Says Meeting Between Vladimir Putin And Volodymyr Zelensky Will Be Held Very Soon
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Trump said a Putin-Zelenskiy meeting would be arranged very soon. He cited significant progress in Russia-Ukraine relations.
Meeting Arranged Soon
U.S. President Donald Trump told reporters that a meeting will be arranged “very soon” between Russian President Vladimir Putin and Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky.
Trump said “We are making significant progress on Russia and Ukraine. A meeting will be held very soon with the leaders of Russia and Ukraine,” while speaking in a statement to reporters at Joint Base Andrews in Maryland.
Putin told a state TV correspondent that Russia is prepared to resume trilateral talks with Ukraine and the United States, but on the security criteria for a final peace agreement, not about a short-term ceasefire.
The Anadolu Ajansı report said Trump did not offer details about when or where or the format of the meeting, even as it said Putin and Zelenskiy will participate.
The Euronews account said Zelenskiy had announced on Sunday that a tripartite meeting including the United States, Russia, and Ukraine would be held in November to reactivate stalled peace talks.
Ceasefire and Diplomatic Track
The DIE WELT account said a ceasefire around the Russian-occupied frontline city of Oleshky in southern Ukraine had been observed so far, with no violations registered by dusk on Tuesday. Ukrainian Human Rights Commissioner Dmytro Lubinets said, “No violations had been registered by dusk on Tuesday,” while the Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov made similar remarks. The Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty account said both Ukraine and Russia confirmed there had been no breaches of the US-negotiated local cease-fire around Oleshky in its first 30 hours.
Melania Trump said the cease-fire began at 3 a.m. local time on October 27 “to protect the safety of civilians and to facilitate the delivery of critical humanitarian aid,” and she wrote on X that the cease-fire’s geographic area “has expanded beyond Oleshky, within the Kherson region, to provide safe passage for the humanitarian convoys.” The Euronews account said Kremlin spokesperson Dmitry Peskov confirmed on October 23 that negotiations are scheduled for the first half of November in Abu Dhabi and will be conducted in a trilateral format.
Conditions, Stakes, and Next Steps
The Anadolu Ajansı report said Kyiv’s condition for ending the war is to refrain from joining Western military blocs, which Kyiv considers an “interference” in its affairs. The Euronews account said Putin previously said the negotiations should focus on security arrangements tied to a final settlement, not a short-term ceasefire, while Zelenskiy maintained that any agreement must include strong security guarantees for Ukraine. The Anadolu Ajansı report said Trump discussed the Russia-Ukraine war and the Iranian file with his foreign minister Marco Rubio and his special envoy Steve Witkoff.
The Al Jazeera-style framing was not present in the provided sources, but the Euronews account said Zelenskiy noted that issues related to territories require a political leadership-level resolution, while the technical teams can discuss other files. The LIGA.net account said Putin’s aide Yuri Ushakov claimed that if Zelenskyy comes, he will be provided with all necessary conditions including security, and it quoted the Russian state-run news agency Tass: “Our boss reiterated that if Zelensky truly wishes to hold direct negotiations, he should come to Moscow, where all necessary conditions - including those regarding his safety - will be provided for him,” citing Ushakov.