Trump said a year ago that a summit with Putin and Zelensky was two weeks away. Moscow now says the three of them can meet only to finalize agreements that don’t yet exist.
A trilateral meeting of the U.S., Russian, and Ukrainian presidents is possible only to formalize agreements, Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov said.
Claims & verification status
Moscow claims that a trilateral meeting of the U.S., Russian, and Ukrainian presidents can only occur to finalize agreements that do not yet exist
Trump claimed a year ago that a summit with Putin and Zelensky was two weeks away
Impact analysis
Who claims what
- —Trump claimed a year ago that a summit with Putin and Zelensky was two weeks away (per Trump).
- —Moscow claims that a trilateral meeting of the U.S., Russian, and Ukrainian presidents can only occur to finalize agreements that do not yet exist (per Dmitry Peskov).
Our assessment
If Moscow's reported position holds, prospects for a high-level trilateral summit between the U.S., Russia, and Ukraine remain remote unless substantial diplomatic groundwork is…
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