Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky said on Thursday that his goals for a US-Russian summit on the war in his country are for Russia to stop killing Ukrainians and agree to a ceasefire. "The priorities are absolutely clear.

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky called for a face-to-face meeting with the Russian President Vladimir Putin to end the war. The recent development comes after Donald Trump’s special envoy held talks with Putin in Moscow.

The New York Times reported that Trump told European leaders during a call on Wednesday that he intended to meet with Putin and then follow up with a trilateral involving the Russian leader and Mr Zelensky. “There’s a good chance that there will be a meeting very soon,” Trump told reporters.