The Kremlin has announced that US President Donald Trump and Russian President Vladimir Putin will meet in the “coming days” to discuss the Ukraine war. The meeting comes as Trump seeks to end the three-and-a-half-year conflict and has threatened new sanctions on Russia. A Kremlin aide suggested the UAE as a possible venue. Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy, who was not included in the initial bilateral meeting, has urged that Europe must be a participant in any peace negotiations, stating that “The war is happening in Europe, and Ukraine is an integral part of Europe.