President Trump said in a social media post Monday that he had spoken to Russian President Vladimir Putin and set in motion arrangements for a summit at a location to be decided.

Putin is laying “a trap” for the West to walk into if Ukraine ends up giving up land to Russia as part of a potential peace deal to end the war, Kaja Kallas warns.

Russia’s top diplomat said in an interview released on Friday that “there is no meeting planned” between President Vladimir V. Putin of Russia and President Volodymyr Zelensky of Ukraine, the clearest sign yet that a summit the White House had said was imminent is nowhere close to materializing.

NATO Secretary General Mark Rutte said on Friday that the security guarantees agreement for Ukraine will consist of two layers: strengthening Ukraine’s army and commitments from the US and Europe aimed at deterring Russia in the event of future aggression.

Relations between Moscow and Washington have sharply deteriorated over issues ranging from the Ukraine, NATO's eastward expansion, and sanctions against Russia.

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy handed Donald Trump a letter for his wife, Melania, days after she delivered a note to Russian President Vladimir Putin

President Vladimir Putin said on Friday that there was "light at the end of the tunnel" in Russia-U.S. relations and that the two countries were discussing joint projects in the Arctic and Alaska.

In a recent interview, Vice President JD Vance said President Trump called Vladimir Putin at 1 a.m., a bold move to push peace talks.