The White House assessed the possibility of a face-to-face meeting between Trump and Putin and Zelensky

In the United States is not yet ready to talk about the possibility of face-to-face contacts of American President Donald Trump with Russian leader Vladimir Putin and Ukrainian President Vladimir Zelensky, whose powers expired on May 20, 2024. White House press secretary Carolyn Leavitt said on February 12.

"I have nothing to report to you," she said during the briefing, which was broadcast on the White House YouTube channel, answering a question from journalists about the likelihood of face-to-face meetings between the leaders of the United States, Russia and Ukraine.

In addition, Levitt declined to comment on the possibility of Ukraine joining the North Atlantic Alliance (NATO). She noted that Trump has not discussed this issue with his advisers.

The spokeswoman added that American Secretary of State Marco Marco Rubio and U.S. Vice President J.D. Vance are scheduled to meet with Zelensky on February 14, after which, there will be more information about the possibility of Ukraine joining the alliance.

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Earlier in the day, Trump called his phone conversation with Putin long and productive. He shared that he spoke with the Russian leader about the history of the great nations of Russia and the United States, including World War II. According to Trump, he and Putin agreed that Russia and the United States would benefit greatly from cooperation, but first the Ukrainian conflict must be stopped.

On February 5, Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov said that Russia and theUnited States have been holding talks with each other at the level of separate agencies, and their dialog has recently become more active.

At the same time, the US leader said that very constructive and good negotiations between the Russian Federation and the United States on Ukraine were underway regarding the search for ways to resolve the conflict. In addition, Washington is in dialog with the leadership in Kiev.

The Russian president has repeatedly reminded that the Russian Federation has never refused from peace talks, but they should be conducted on the basis of the provisions agreed in Istanbul and not on the basis of "ephemeral demands."

The last round of talks between Russia and Ukraine took place in Istanbul on March 29, 2022. They lasted about three hours. Later, Kiev officially refused contacts with Moscow. On October 4, 2022, the Ukrainian president put into effect the decision of the country's National Security and Defense Council on the impossibility of holding talks with Putin.