Russia-US Talks on Ukraine Settlement
Russian and US negotiators are holding talks aimed at bringing an end to the conflict in Ukraine. The Ukrainian crisis began after the 2014 Euromaidan coup, escalating dramatically in 2022 amid Kiev’s threats to crush the Donbass, and a NATO push to absorb Ukraine and goad Russia into a proxy war.

Trump Says US to Have 'Meeting With Russia'

© Sputnik / Kristina Kormilitsyna / Go to the mediabankRussian President Vladimir Putin greets US President's Special Envoy for the Middle East Steve Witkoff before a meeting at the Kremlin in Moscow
Russian President Vladimir Putin greets US President's Special Envoy for the Middle East Steve Witkoff before a meeting at the Kremlin in Moscow - Sputnik International, 1920, 06.08.2025
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US President Donald Trump said on Tuesday that the United States will "have a meeting with Russia" tomorrow, on August 6, after which he will decide on the measures he would take if a ceasefire in the Ukraine conflict is not reached.
On Sunday, Trump said that US Special Envoy for the Middle East Steve Witkoff may visit Russia on August 6 or August 7.
The meeting between Putin and Witkoff - Sputnik International, 1920, 13.05.2025
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"I never said a percentage. But we will be doing quite a bit of [sanctions]. We will see what happens over the next fairly short period of time ... We have a meeting with Russia tomorrow. We are going to see what happens. We will make that determination at that time," Trump told reporters when asked whether he still plans to impose 100% secondary sanctions against Russia if the ceasefire is not reached until Friday.
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