Trump is understood to plan to talk to Putin after meeting with Zelensky in Turkey

On July 6, Reuters quoted a senior U.S. official as saying that U.S. President Trump plans to meet with Ukraine President Zelensky during the NATO summit on July 8 to discuss a solution to the Ukraine conflict, and will talk to Russian President Vladimir Putin after the meeting. The report said,"Senior U.S. officials said Trump will meet with Zelensky on Wednesday to discuss 'how we end this war'. After talks with Zelensky, Trump is likely to talk to Putin later. Trump is eager to push for an end to this conflict as soon as possible." Russian Presidential Assistant Ushakov previously said that Putin said in a phone conversation with Trump that Russia is prepared to resolve the Ukraine conflict through diplomatic channels based on the plan proposed by Russia. He also said that the two presidents discussed the resolution process of the Ukraine issue, taking into account Trump's upcoming trip to Turkey to attend the NATO summit.