The next step of the diplomatic process aimed at putting an end to Russia’s war against Ukraine is set to be a meeting between Volodymyr Zelenskyy and Vladimir Putin. But where could that meeting take place?

Russia’s top diplomat said in an interview released on Friday that “there is no meeting planned” between President Vladimir V. Putin of Russia and President Volodymyr Zelensky of Ukraine, the clearest sign yet that a summit the White House had said was imminent is nowhere close to materializing.

President Trump is "open" to meeting with Russia's Vladimir Putin, the White House said Thursday after earlier pushing for Putin to meet with Ukraine's Zelenskyy first.

Zelenskyy and Trump expressed hopes that talks with Ukrainian and European leaders at the White House could lead to trilateral talks with Putin to bring an end to his war on Ukraine.

President Donald Trump and Russian President Vladimir Putin are slated to meet Friday in Alaska to discuss ending the war in Ukraine.

Last month was the deadliest since Putin launched his full-scale war on Ukraine three and a half years ago. In July alone, 286 civilians were killed and another 1,388, according to official data.

Vice President JD Vance has expressed fondness for how “soft-spoken” Russian President Vladimir Putin is compared with media portrayals. Speaking to Fox News’ Laura Ingraham, Vance, who berated Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky in the Oval Office in February for failing to be sufficiently thankful for U.

In a recent interview, Vice President JD Vance said President Trump called Vladimir Putin at 1 a.m., a bold move to push peace talks.