Putin-Trump-Zelensky Summit Possible only to 'Formalize Agreements,' Peskov Says
- On Monday, Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov stated a trilateral summit between Russian President Vladimir Putin, President Donald Trump, and Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky is possible only to formalize agreements, saying there is "absolutely no point" without a deal ready to be signed.
- Peskov's comments followed an Axios report alleging CIA Director John Ratcliffe proposed the meeting during his recent Moscow visit, as the intelligence chief sought to determine whether Russia's security officials could persuade Putin to return to negotiations.
- Describing settlement as a "very complex process," Peskov accused Kyiv of refusing to pursue what Moscow calls a "real settlement" while Russia demands control of Ukrainian-held Donbas territory where Kyiv forces control roughly 20% of the region.
- Trump began preparing for a trilateral summit as early as August 2025, while Zelensky published an open letter on June 4, 2026, proposing in-person talks to negotiate an end to the war.
- The Kremlin's latest message suggests Putin remains far from ready to compromise, consistent with his earlier statement that he saw no point in meeting Zelensky at the time.
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A meeting between the leaders of the United States and Ukraine and Russian President Vladimir Putin would be possible only with the aim of finalizing final agreements, not for negotiations. Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov, however, stressed that reaching such agreements would be a difficult process and would not be reduced to a simple agreement, RBC Ukraine reports. According to the Kremlin spokesman, a summit involving Vladimir Putin, Donald Tr…
The Kremlin revealed that the condition for a meeting between Putin, Trump, and Zelenskyy is that there must first be an agreement that will be formalized.
Trump said a year ago that a summit with Putin and Zelensky was two weeks away. Moscow now says the three of them can meet only to finalize agreements that don’t yet exist.
A trilateral meeting of the U.S., Russian, and Ukrainian presidents is possible only to formalize agreements, Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov said.
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The Presidents of Russia, Vladimir Putin; the United States, Donald Trump; and Ukraine, Volodimir Zelenski, will only meet to sign an agreement to end the Russian-Ukrainian conflict, declared today the Kremlin spokesman, Dmitri Peskov. “They have long been proposing to hold a Putin-Trump-Zelenski summit. And you know well the position of our head of state, and ... Continue reading “From Russia they claim Putin will only meet with Trump and Zelen…
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