White House: Putin agreed to the next step in the peace making process

White House: Putin agreed to the next step in the peace making process

• Earlier reports had Putin and Ukraine Zelenskyy meeting first.

The White House Press Secretary is a saying that Putin agreed to the next step in the peacemaking process. That has been hinted at already.

The earlier expectations were that Putin and Ukraine's Zelenskyy would conduct a bilateral meeting. That would lead to a trilateral meeting with the US. According to the White House, Sec. State Rubio, VP Vance and US envoy Witkoff would coordinate with Ukraine.