Russia confirms a Vladimir Putin-Donald Trump meeting “in the coming days”

INTERNATIONAL – Towards a major advance in the resolution of the armed conflict between Russia and Ukraine? A meeting between Donald Trump and Vladimir Putin is planned “In the coming days”and the preparations for this summit have already started, announced this Thursday, August 7, the diplomatic advisor of the Russian president, Iouri Ouchakov, quoted by Russian state agencies.

“At the suggestion of the American party, an agreement in principle has been concluded to organize a bilateral summit in the coming days”he said. “We are now starting to settle details with our American colleagues”he added, indicating that this meeting could be held “Next week” and that a place had been agreed “In principle” Between the two parties, without however specifying which one.

It was only a little later in the day that Vladimir Putin in person gave more details at the place of the meeting, which could be the United Arab Emirates. “We have a lot of friends who are ready to help us organize this type of event. One of them is the president of the United Arab Emirates. I think we will decide, but it would be one of the appropriate places ”he said before journalists, alongside President Emirati, Mohammed Ben Zayed, whom he received at the Kremlin.

The Russian president, on the other hand, rejected the American idea of a three meeting with Donald Trump, including Volodymyr Zelensky. “I have nothing against the whole, it is possible, but certain conditions must be met for this. Unfortunately, we are still far from these conditions ”said Vladimir Putin, quoted by Russian press agencies.

Zelensky reiterates his call for a face-to-face meeting with Putin

For his part, in the wake of a visit deemed « productive » of his special Steve Witkoff emissary in Moscow, Donald Trump had judged on Wednesday that there was “A good luck there is a meeting very soon” With Vladimir Putin, without giving date or place details.

He then answered a question on a possible meeting with the Russian president as well as with the Ukrainian head of state Volodymyr Zelensky, during an exchange with the press in the oval office of the White House in Washington.

For its part, Volodymyr Zelensky again estimated this Thursday that a face-to-face meeting with Vladimir Putin was a “Very clear priority”.

“We have repeated in Ukraine several times that the search for real solutions can be really effective in terms of managers”said the Ukrainian president on X. A meeting at the level of the leaders is a “Very clear priority” and can “Leading on a truly lasting peace”he insisted.

Volodymyr Zelensky exchanged with Donald Trump on the phone on Wednesday after visit by Steve Witkoff in Moscow. Several European leaders have also taken part in this conversation.

The Ukrainian leader said this Thursday morning that he had planned to hold ” several “ Conversations during the day, especially with the German Chancellor Friedrich Merz, as well as with French and Italian officials. “There will also be communications at the level of national security advisers”added Volodymyr Zelensky to force Russia to “Take concrete measures to end your assault”.