U.S. President Donald Trump told reporters there has been substantial progress toward resolving the conflict in Ukraine and said he hopes to meet soon with Russian President Vladimir Putin and Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky. "We are making significant progress," he said, according to infohub.kz.
The White House chief had previously said the conflict in Ukraine would end in the near future. During talks in Oslo on October 21, Volodymyr Zelensky raised the possibility of a trilateral meeting of the leaders of the United States, the Russian Federation and Ukraine.
Russian President Vladimir Putin, for his part, said Russia was ready to return to trilateral talks on Ukraine. According to him, once peace agreements are reached, the sides should discuss security issues.
The Kremlin soon announced trilateral talks between Russia, Ukraine and the United States. Ahead of a possible trilateral meeting, Volodymyr Zelensky said Kyiv would not discuss reducing its army or a neutral status. According to the Ukrainian leader, it is important for Kyiv that at the trilateral talks in November the sides discuss the possibility of a new meeting at the level of heads of state.
The day before, Finnish President Alexander Stubb and Norwegian Prime Minister Jonas Gahr Støre called Russian President Vladimir Putin from Helsinki, and then Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky.