If the meeting goes ahead as President Trump described, it will be the first in-person summit between an American and Russian president in more than four years.

President Donald Trump said he will work to schedule meetings with Russian President Vladimir Putin and Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky very soon.

New sanctions against Russia will still kick in on Friday, the White House said, even as President Donald Trump praised a meeting between US special envoy Steve Witkoff and President Vladimir Putin as “highly productive” – and said he was open to meeting the Russian leader as early as next week.