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Hugo Lowell in Washington

Trump steps back from Russia and Ukraine peace talks for now, sources say

Trump and Zelenskyy at the White House on Monday, 18 August 2025, in Washington.
Trump and Zelenskyy at the White House on Monday, 18 August 2025, in Washington. Photograph: Alex Brandon/AP

Donald Trump intends to leave Russia and Ukraine to organize a meeting between their leaders without directly playing a role for now, according to administration officials familiar with the situation, taking a step back from the negotiations to end Russia’s invasion of Ukraine.

The next stage in Trump’s eyes to end the war in Ukraine remains a bilateral meeting between Vladimir Putin, the Russian president, and Volodymyr Zelenskyy, the Ukrainian president, the officials said.

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