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After Trump repeatedly vowed to end the war in 24 hours, slipping deadlines and Putin’s resistance test his patience

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Trump-Putin talks could soon happen as US President Donald Trump wants Russia to stop hostilities against Ukraine. Here's what people should expect.

Kremlin adviser Yuri Ushakov says a Trump-Putin meeting could happen as soon as next week.

COMMENT: If the proposed bilateral talks between the US and Russia go beyond a ceasefire in Ukraine and encompass wider issues of security, that might be sufficient to convince Putin to show up – and even invite Zelensky along, too, says Mary Dejevsky

With the summit venue yet to be announced, all eyes are on where the two presidents could meet

September S&P 500 E-Mini futures (ESU25) are up +0.81%, and September Nasdaq 100 E-Mini futures (NQU25) are up +0.78% this morning as U.S. President Donald Trump’s 100% tariff threat on chip exporters included exemptions for firms investing in the U.S., while hopes for a truce in Russia’s war with Ukraine…

The presidents of the US and Russia have agreed to meet in the "coming days", the Kremlin said, adding that the venue has also been decided. Will the meeting also include Ukraine’s president Zelenskyy, and what does it mean for Trump’s ceasefire deadline for Moscow?

US president contradicts reports Putin meeting Zelenskyy was a precondition of a US-Russia summit

The Kremlin said Thursday that a summit between Presidents Donald Trump and Vladimir Putin was set for the "coming days", with the two sides already having agreed the venue "in principle."