The Kremlin's readout came after Trump said earlier Monday that he had begun arranging a face-to-face meeting between Putin and Zelensky.

President Trump pushes for peace during a high-stakes meeting with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy and other European leaders, just days after meeting with Russia's Vladimir Putin.

U.S. President Donald Trump said on Tuesday he hoped Russia's Vladimir Putin would move forward on ending the war in Ukraine but conceded that the Kremlin leader may not want to make a deal at all, adding this would create a "rough situation" for Putin.

President Donald Trump has promised a “Peace Agreement” to end the war in Ukraine following his summit in Alaska with Russian President Vladimir Putin, dropping his demand for a ceasefire and sparking fears he is moving closer to Putin’s position.