Doing so would require the Russian leader to “accept the failure of sitting down with a president he considers a joke from a country that doesn’t exist”

The Kremlin is keeping its options open, but analysts said the Russian leader would probably only meet with his Ukrainian counterpart to accept a capitulation.

Geneva, Istanbul and Budapest have been put forward as potential locations - but bilateral talks still remain a long way off.

DONALD Trump said it is virtually impossible to set up a meeting between Putin and Zelensky as his efforts continue to be frustrated. Zelensky has said he is ready and willing to meet – but

White House Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt will brief the media around 1:00 p.m. on Tuesday after two huge diplomatic meetings between Trump and Putin on Friday and Trump, Zelensky, and EU leaders on Monday.

Kremlin sources reveal Putin’s shocking condition to meet Zelensky, throwing Ukraine’s leadership into turmoil just as peace talks hang in the balance. Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov ripped into Zelensky’s “comedy-style politics,” mocking ...

Russian President Vladimir Putin praised Donald Trump's leadership qualities and expressed hope for restoring Russia-US relations. Trump stated he would "prefer not" to attend a potential meeting between Putin and Ukrainian President Zelenskyy,