President Donald Trump plans to meet face to face with Vladimir Putin and Volodymyr Zelensky together "as early as next week."

White House sources said the President plans to meet with the Russian President then his Ukranian counterpart shortly after, reports the New York Times.

Trump reportedly disclosed the plans in a call with European leaders, including Sir Keir Starmer, earlier today.

A White House spokesman said Moscow expressed desire to speak with Trump.

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Trump acknowledged that he spoke with European leaders after US envoy Steve Witkoff's "highly productive" meeting with Putin in Russia.

While noting that "great progress" was made during the meeting, Trump wrote on his Truth Social: "Everyone agrees this War must come to a close, and we will work towards that in the days and weeks to come."

Trump, who promised to end Russia's war in Ukraine on "day one" during his presidential campaign, has held several phone calls with Putin and has met with Zelensky since returning to the White House in January.

However, in recent weeks, he has become increasingly frustrated with the Kremlin over a lack of progress towards ending the three-year conflict.

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The Ukrainian President said Trump had reiterated Kyiv's support for a just peace and its continued determination to defend itself.

Zelensky said: "Ukraine will definitely defend its independence. We all need a lasting and reliable peace. Russia must end the war that it itself started,"