Trump, in a social media post earlier on Wednesday, said that there was “great progress made” in that meeting, while still leaving open the possibility of further penalties on Moscow’s oil revenues.

U.S. President Donald Trump plans to meet in person with Russian President Vladimir Putin as early as next week, the New York Times reported on Wednesday, citing two people familiar with the plan. Trump then plans to meet with Putin and Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy,

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy said he had a “productive” phone call with Donald Trump as Russia ramped up its attacks, despite a deadline set by the US leader for Moscow to end its full-scale invasion.