A bilateral meeting between Volodymyr Zelenskyy and Vladimir Putin may now be more likely, as evidenced by recent discussions between Donald Trump and both leaders. Trump initiated arrangements for a meeting and indicated that Putin would be willing to meet Zelenskyy in the next two weeks. Zelenskyy reiterated his openness to talks. Security guarantees have been highlighted as crucial by Zelenskyy, with Trump assuring US involvement in ensuring Ukraine's future security. The timeline for formalizing these guarantees is anticipated to be within the week or ten days ahead.
Zelenskyy described security guarantees as a key issue, a starting point towards ending the war and appreciated Trump's indication that the US was ready to be part of that guarantee.
Reacting to the possibility of a meeting between Putin and Zelenskyy, German Chancellor Friedrich Merz stated that Putin indicated he was ready to meet within the next two weeks.
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