Trump said he was looking forward to a meeting with Putin and Zelensky United States President Donald Trump said this during a conversation with reporters. "We are making great progress regarding Russia and Ukraine. A meeting will be organized very soon and I think a lot of progress will be made," he said. When asked what meeting he was talking about, Trump replied: "A meeting with President Putin and President Zelensky." He did not specify in what format the meeting was discussed. Negotiations between the US, Russia and Ukraine will soon take place in Abu Dhabi.