Putin said he was ready to meet Zelenskyy in Moscow while Kiev dismissed the proposal as ‘unacceptable.’
President Donald Trump greets Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy at the White House, on Aug. 18, 2025. Tasos Katopodis/Getty Images
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WASHINGTON—President Donald Trump is set to speak with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy via phone on Thursday, a White House official confirmed to The Epoch Times.
The call comes as Trump’s two-week deadline for a bilateral meeting between Zelenskyy and Russia’s President Vladimir Putin nears, straining the president’s patience.
Emel Akan is a senior White House correspondent for The Epoch Times, where she covers the policies of the Trump administration. Previously, she reported on the Biden administration and the first term of President Trump. Before her journalism career, she worked in investment banking at JPMorgan. She holds an MBA from Georgetown University.
