While the Kremlin confirmed that "in the coming days" the presidents of Russia, Vladimir Putin, and the United States, Donald Trump, the tenant of the White House, will meet denied that the meeting is conditioned on a prior meeting between the Russian leader and his Ukrainian counterpart, Volodymyr Zelensky.

Trump made this statement to the press one day after the White House announced that the president intends to meet with Putin next week and then hold a three-way meeting with Zelensky to end the war in Ukraine.

"No, no," Trump responded when asked if Putin should meet with Zelensky in order to also meet with the American.

This Friday marks the end of the ten-day ultimatum that the Republican leader imposed on Putin to declare a ceasefire in Ukraine or, otherwise, he will impose sanctions to prevent third countries from trading with Russia.

Al Asked if the ultimatum on Putin still stands, Trump replied: "It'll be up to him, we'll see what he has to say. But it'll be up to him. I'm very disappointed." Trump's special envoy, Steve Witkoff, held a three-hour meeting with Putin in Moscow on Wednesday in which they discussed the possibility of holding a summit between the presidents of the United States and Russia next week to end the war in Ukraine. Putin assured this Thursday on television that the interest in meeting soon comes from both sides. The head of the Kremlin has not met with an American leader since the summit held with Joe Biden in June 2021 in Geneva, while it was seen by He last met face to face with Trump in June 2019 in Helsinki, during the Republican's first term.