As President Vladimir V. Putin of Russia gets ready to meet with President Trump on Friday in Alaska, Vice President JD Vance said on Sunday that the U.S. is working to set up a meeting that also includes President Volodymyr Zelensky of Ukraine.
Mr. Vance said on Fox News’s “Sunday Morning Futures” that he did not think it would be a good idea for Mr. Putin and Mr. Zelensky to meet before Mr. Trump’s meeting with Mr. Putin on Friday. But he suggested the three leaders could meet and that the U.S. wants to schedule such a meeting.
“One of the most important logjams is that Vladimir Putin said that he would never sit down with Zelensky, the head of Ukraine, and the president has now got that to change,” he said.
Mr. Vance said the White House is working on “scheduling and things like that around when these three leaders could sit down and discuss an end to this conflict.”
On Sunday morning, Mr. Zelensky posted on social media that “Russia is doing everything to prolong hostilities, refuses to stop the killings despite announced deadlines, and is trying to bargain for better positions on the ground for future strikes. Such destructive behavior by Russia must be stopped.”
He added, “Ukraine is ready to work as productively as possible with all partners for the sake of real peace. Matters concerning Ukraine must be decided with Ukraine’s participation.”
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