Scott Bessent
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Zelensky says preliminary dates set for US envoy meetings in Kyiv and Moscow
On September 3, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky announced that preliminary dates have been agreed for meetings with representatives of US President Donald Trump in both Moscow and Kyiv, with Ukraine expecting the Kyiv meeting "in the coming days." Zelensky made the announcement during his evening video address and said Ukrainian and US teams are in near round-the-clock communication.
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Putin at Eastern Economic Forum calls Ukraine airspace warnings 'state terrorism,' says chance for peace exists
Speaking at the Eastern Economic Forum in Vladivostok, Vladimir Putin said Russia and Ukraine must primarily negotiate an end to the war between themselves, while other countries including the United States and China are ready to support. He said there is a chance for a peaceful settlement but described Ukraine's recent warnings about the dangers of Russian airspace for civil aviation as state terrorism that complicates peace talks, and accused Ukraine's Western partners of silence.
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Trump says ready to meet Putin, but only when Russia and Ukraine are ready to conclude a peace deal
On 2 September 2025, US President Donald Trump told reporters at the White House that he is willing to hold a new summit with Russian President Vladimir Putin, but only once Russia and Ukraine are ready to conclude a peace agreement. He said he could organise the meeting "immediately" but wants to wait, and again blamed personal hostility between Presidents Zelensky and Putin as the main obstacle to a deal. The remarks came amid a broader US push that included CIA Director John Ratcliffe's late-August trip to Moscow and a G20 meeting between US and Russian finance ministers.