# US president Donald Trump says he has begun arranging a bilateral meeting between his Russian counterpart, Vladimir Putin, and Ukrainian leader Volodymyr Zelensky. Trump met with Zelensky and some European leaders at the White House on Monday. The Kremlin has repeatedly turned down the idea of a Putin-Zelensky meeting. Trump has dismissed the need for any ceasefire before negotiations to end the war can take place:
Trump says a potential Putin-Zelensky meeting is on the cards [SOUND]
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