Trump says Putin-Zelensky meeting to be set up 'very soon'
U.S. President Donald Trump announced that a meeting between Russian President Vladimir Putin and Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky will be arranged soon to address the ongoing war. Despite previous failed attempts at peace talks, the administration is pushing for a trilateral summit in November.
Why it matters
This represents a significant shift in the Russia-Ukraine conflict, as direct face-to-face talks have been consistently rejected by Moscow since the 2022 invasion.
Washington, United States U.S. President Donald Trump said on Wednesday (October 28, 2026) that a meeting between Russian President Vladimir Putin and his Ukrainian counterpart Volodymyr Zelensky would be set up "very soon." The announcement came as Trump's administration ramps up diplomatic efforts aimed at ending the Russia-Ukraine war, now in its fifth year. https://www.thehindu.com/topic/russia-ukraine-crisis/ "There'll be a meeting set up very soon and I think a lot of progress could be made," Mr. Trump told reporters. Mr. Zelensky said on Sunday that a trilateral meeting between Kyiv, Washington and Moscow would take place in November, aiming to restart stalled peace talks.
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