Trump Says ‘Very Good Chance’ of Summit to End Russia–Ukraine War

‘That road was long and continues to be long, but there’s a good chance that there will be a meeting very soon,’ the U.S. president said.

Russian President Vladimir Putin (L) and U.S. President Donald Trump's special envoy Steve Witkoff (R) shake hands at the Kremlin in Moscow on Aug. 6, 2025. Gavriil Grigorov, Sputnik, Kremlin Pool Photo via AP

U.S. President Donald Trump said on Aug. 6 that there’s a “very good chance” of a summit to end the Russia–Ukraine conflict.

“We had some very good talks with President Putin today, and there’s a very good chance that we could be ending [the war],” Trump said in the Oval Office when asked about the chance of a meeting with Russian President Vladimir Putin and Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy in the near future.