German Chancellor Friedrich Merz has said that President Volodymyr Zelenskyy and Kremlin leader Vladimir Putin will meet within the next two weeks. Source: Merz speaking to journalists, cited by Reuters,

P resident Donald Trump welcomed Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy to the White House for a high-stakes meeting as the U.S. president pushed for a deal to end Moscow's war on its neighbor. A host of European leaders joined the pair.

Following Monday’s meetings, US President Donald Trump said he called his Russian counterpart Vladimir Putin and has begun arrangements for a meeting “at a location to be determined” between the Russian president and Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy.