White Home pushes again on Kremlin claims of a gathering between Putin/Trump

• The White Home is denying the Kremlin declare Trump-Putin assembly has been finalized or a location secured.

The White Home has made clear that any potential summit involving President Trump, Russian President Putin, and Ukrainian President Zelenskiy is conditional on Putin first assembly with Zelenskiy. This comes after Kremlin adviser Yuri Ushakov acknowledged Trump-Putin bilateral assembly is within the works and will happen inside days, explicitly excluding Zelenskiy from the talks. Earlier this week, U.S. envoy Steve Witkoff met with Putin in Moscow and proposed a three-way summit together with Zelenskiy.

For his half, Zelenskiy has insisted that each Ukraine and the European Union have to be a part of any peace negotiations, emphasizing Ukraine’s ongoing EU accession course of. The deadline set by President Trump for Russia to advance peace efforts is that this Friday. Failure to make progress would set off extreme new sanctions.

Including stress, Trump on Wednesday introduced a 25% tariff hike on Indian exports to the U.S. in response to India’s continued purchases of Russian oil. The transfer underscores the administration’s aggressive stance on curbing Russian power affect, with Trump warning that nations doing enterprise with Moscow will face harsh penalties.

This text was written by Emma Wang at investinglive.com.