Putin agrees to a Zelinski meeting in preparation for a peace summit under the auspices of Trump

The White House confirmed, on Tuesday, that Russian President Vladimir Putin agreed to hold a direct meeting with his Ukrainian counterpart, Folodimir Zellinski, in a move that may pave the way for a new negotiating path to end the war.
White House spokeswoman, Caroline Levitte, said that “Putin expressed his approval of the meeting,” explaining that US President Donald Trump is the only one who learned about the matter directly after a phone call he had with Putin on Monday. To discuss the conditions for ending the conflict, but Moscow seemed more conservative, as Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov stressed that any meeting between the two presidents must be preceded by a precise preparation by the negotiating delegations, stressing that Russia is open in principle on any formula for dialogue. This development comes after a series of meetings conducted by Trump recently, which included his meeting with Putin in Alaska, then with Zelinski in Washington, In addition to consultations with European leaders, as part of his efforts to advance settlement efforts.