00:00U.S. President Donald Trump and Russian President Vladimir Putin are preparing to meet, a Kremlin aide said Thursday, confirming previous reports.
00:10A meeting could take place as soon as next week.
00:13The announcement comes after Trump's special envoy Steve Witkoff visited Moscow,
00:18and one day before a deadline imposed by Trump for Putin to agree to a ceasefire deal is set to expire.
00:25Neither side confirmed what Witkoff's visit to Moscow entailed, with Trump refusing to call the meeting a breakthrough.
00:32Trump has previously expressed frustration with the Russian leader's inability to agree to even a temporary pause in fighting,
00:38with Russia continuing to strike Ukrainian towns and cities, despite U.S. efforts to seal a truce.
00:44Trump hinted it plans to hold a three-way meeting between himself, Putin and Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky,
00:51a proposal the Kremlin played down.
00:53Moscow left the option of that meeting without comment, the Kremlin said Thursday.
00:58Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky has said that Russia was more inclined to agree to a truce following Witkoff's visit.
01:05He cautioned that it is important that Russia does not deceive Ukraine or the United States in the details of a potential ceasefire agreement.
01:12Trump.
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