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The United States and Russia have agreed on a meeting "in the coming days" between President Trump and his Russian counterpart, Vladimir Putin, the Kremlin said Thursday.

Putin's foreign affairs adviser Yuri Ushakov said a place has been chosen and will be announced later and the two sides are working out details but are targeting next week for the session.

The meeting would be their first since Mr. Trump returned to office.

The Kremlin announcement came after Mr. Trump said Wednesday there's a "good chance" he will meet with Putin and Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy soon — as Mr. Trump presses Russia to end .

White House Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt said Wednesday that Russia suggested a meeting between Mr. Trump and Putin, and Mr. Trump is "open" to the idea of a meeting with both Russia and Ukraine's leaders.

Asked hours later whether Putin and Zelenskyy had agreed to a summit, Mr. Trump told reporters "there's a very good prospect that they will." He said it's not clear where the meeting would take place.

Mr. Trump's comments came just before his Friday deadline for Russia to either strike a ceasefire deal with Ukraine or face sanctions. It wasn't clear how the announcement of the Trump-Putin meeting would affect that deadline.

Putin met with Mr. Trump's envoy, Steve Witkoff, earlier Wednesday. The U.S. president called the hours-long meeting "highly productive" and wrote in a  post that "great progress was made" — a change of tone after Mr. Trump expressed with Russia for much of last month.

Ushakov said Thursday that Whitkoff mentioned the idea to Putin of a trilateral meeting of Putin, Mr. Trump, and Zelensky, but Moscow "left this option completely, without comment."   

Mr. Trump also held a call Wednesday with European leaders and NATO Secretary-General Mark Rutte.

A senior Trump administration official told TheNews earlier Wednesday the meeting between Witkoff and Putin "went well."

"The Russians are eager to continue engaging with the United States," the official said. 

Asked about the Witkoff-Putin meeting, Secretary of State Marco Rubio : "We'll have some other discussions throughout the day, and then hopefully there'll be some announcements here fairly soon. Maybe positive, maybe not. We'll see."

 Zelensky on Thursday called for a face-to-face meeting with Putin to try to end the war, French news agency AFP reports.

"We in Ukraine have repeatedly said that finding real solutions can be truly effective at the level of leaders," .

He also said he spoke with German Chancellor Friedrich Merz and that "Europe must be a participant in the relevant processes."

"Ukraine is not afraid of meetings and expects the same bold approach from the Russian side," Zelenskyy said. "It is time to end the war. Thanks to everyone who helps!"

Mr. Trump has pressed both Russia and Ukraine to reach a ceasefire, but he has oscillated between blaming Putin and Zelenskyy for a lack of progress. In recent weeks, Mr. Trump has grown irritated with Putin over Russia's on Ukrainian cities.

Last week, Mr. Trump demanded that Putin strike a ceasefire deal with Ukraine within 10 days, or Russia could face repercussions, including sanctions on Russia and that do business with it. That deadline runs out on Friday.

"The secondary sanctions are still expected to be implemented on Friday," the senior Trump administration official told TheNews following the Putin-Witkoff meeting.

Mr. Trump has already begun targeting some Russian trading partners, on Indian goods Wednesday because the South Asian country continues to buy oil from Russia. That brings the total tax on Indian imports to 50%.

Former Russian President Dmitry Medvedev — the deputy chair of Russia's security council — responded to Mr. Trump's sanction threats last week by warning: "Each new ultimatum is a threat and a step towards war."

Mr. Trump "highly provocative" and said he was ordering two submarines to be "positioned in the appropriate regions" in response.

At other points, Mr. Trump has lashed out at Zelenskyy and accused him of prolonging Russia's invasion, which began in February 2022. He publicly argued with the Ukrainian leader in an Oval Office meeting, and in at least , his administration has temporarily paused crucial U.S. military aid to Ukraine before restoring the shipments.