Trump has identified three stages to end the war: US officials have revealed the details
U.S. President Donald Trump holds a press conference with Russian President Vladimir Putin following their meeting to negotiate an end to the war in Ukraine, at Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson in Anchorage, Alaska, U.S., August 15, 2025. REUTERS/Jeenah Moon
Advisors to US President Donald Trump have said that his short-term goal is to organize talks where the leaders of Ukraine, the United States, and Russia will meet face to face.
This was reported by Axios.
According to one of the interlocutors, everything is being done to reach the moment of peace, and “everything else is a prelude.”
“I’m sure Putin is waiting to see how Monday goes, but everyone expects, not only the always optimistic Donald Trump, but also Witkoff and Rubio, that Putin will meet with Zelensky,” the adviser said.
In particular, Trump’s peace strategy involves three steps: a meeting between Trump and Putin to agree on steps towards peace; a meeting between Trump and Zelensky to agree on Ukraine’s positions; and a trilateral meeting involving the leaders of Ukraine, the United States, and Russia to finally discuss the agreement.
It was previously reported that Donald Trump plans to hold a trilateral meeting on Friday , August 22.
As a reminder, Volodymyr Zelenskyy confirmed Ukraine’s readiness to participate in a trilateral meeting with the US and Russia . He plans to discuss the details of these talks with US leader Donald Trump in Washington on Monday, August 18.
By the way, Ukraine currently sees no signs from the Russians that a trilateral meeting at the leadership level will take place.
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