Vice President JD Vance said Sunday the White House is seeking to arrange a meeting between President Donald Trump, Russian President Vladimir Putin, and Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky to discuss ending the war in Ukraine, as Trump prepares to meet with Putin later this week.
The effort to coordinate a potential three-way meeting follows a round of talks Saturday at Chevening House in England, where Vance met with Ukrainian, British, and European representatives. According to a U.S. official, those talks made “significant progress” toward ending the conflict. Zelensky described the meeting as “constructive” and affirmed Ukraine supported all formats for a ceasefire proposed by Trump earlier this year.
Trump is scheduled to meet with Putin in Alaska on Friday without U