The key facts
- Trump: the leaders “don’t have to be in the same room” to reach agreements
- The Kremlin previously allowed for a meeting in Moscow with security guarantees (Peskov)
- Witkoff, according to reports, may propose a trilateral format on October 21; he has not publicly confirmed this himself
Trump’s position
US President Donald Trump told journalists at the White House that Vladimir Putin and Volodymyr Zelensky can reach agreements on settling the conflict without a personal meeting and the signing of an agreement. “They don’t have to be in the same room. I think they can do it a different way,” Life.ru quoted the American leader as saying.
The Kremlin’s position
According to the outlet, the Russian side previously allowed for the possibility of a meeting between Putin and Zelensky in Moscow. Press secretary of the Russian president Dmitry Peskov said that the Kremlin’s position on this matter is known, and that if Zelensky comes, security guarantees will be provided for him.
A possible trilateral format
It was previously reported that US presidential special envoy Steve Witkoff intends to propose that Putin hold a trilateral meeting with the participation of Trump and Zelensky. According to the outlet, this initiative may be voiced during Witkoff’s visit to Russia scheduled for Wednesday, October 21; the main topic of the talks will be the search for conditions for a settlement. At the same time, Witkoff himself has not yet publicly confirmed his intention to propose such a format.
