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. It was the Kremlin’s most direct declaration yet that a summit the White House suggested was imminent was nowhere close to materializing.

President Trump said in a social media post Monday that he had spoken to Russian President Vladimir Putin and set in motion arrangements for a summit at a location to be decided.

Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov has stated that President Putin is only willing to meet with Ukrainian President Zelensky if an agenda for the summit is prepared, while President Trump has

President Trump, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky and key European leaders met at the White House on Monday afternoon to discuss Russia's war in Ukraine.

Putin not ready to meet Zelensky until agenda agreed, says Russia’s foreign minister Lavrov - Ukraine’s president says Moscow is doing ‘everything’ to stop a summit with Vladimir Putin

Doing so would require the Russian leader to “accept the failure of sitting down with a president he considers a joke from a country that doesn’t exist”

I was just sent a picture by someone who wants to be [at FIFA World Cup events] badly,” Trump said, holding up the glossy image.

The Kremlin hasn't ruled out summits but has said they could only meet in the very final stages of clinching a peace agreement.

President Trump said Vice President JD Vance, Secretary of State Marco Rubio, and special envoy Steve Witkoff are coordinating with Russia and Ukraine.

Geneva, Istanbul and Budapest have been put forward as potential locations - but bilateral talks still remain a long way off.