Trump touts 'tremendous progress' but says he'll meet Putin and Zelenskyy 'ONLY when' peace deal is final

President Donald Trump has stated that helium volition not conscionable with Russian President Vladimir Putin oregon Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy until the emerging Russia-Ukraine bid statement is either implicit oregon successful its last stage.

In a lengthy station shared connected Truth Social Tuesday, Trump emphasized "tremendous progress" had been made implicit the past week, calling it the astir important question toward bid since the Ukraine warfare began.

FROM ISRAEL TO UKRAINE, TRUMP SPENDS WEEK FOCUSED ON NAVIGATING GLOBAL CONFLICTS

Russian President Vladimir Putin and Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy person some met separately with U.S. President Donald Trump.  (Julia Demaree Nikhinson/AP; Christian Bruna/Getty)

He wrote: "Over the past week, my squad has made tremendous advancement with respect to ending the War betwixt Russia and Ukraine (A War that would person NEVER started if I were President!). Last period 25,000 soldiers died. The archetypal 28-Point Peace Plan, which was drafted by the United States, has been fine-tuned, with further input from some sides, and determination are lone a fewer remaining points of disagreement."

Trump continued by outlining the adjacent steps successful the dialog process:

"In the hopes of finalizing this Peace Plan, I person directed my Special Envoy Steve Witkoff to conscionable with President Putin successful Moscow and, astatine the aforesaid time, Secretary of the Army Dan Driscoll volition beryllium gathering with the Ukrainians. I volition beryllium briefed connected each advancement made, on with Vice President JD Vance, Secretary of State Marco Rubio, Secretary of War Pete Hegseth, and White House Chief of Staff Susie Wiles."

TRUMP SAYS 'TREMENDOUS BAD BLOOD' BETWEEN ZELENSKYY, PUTIN DELAYING PEACE DEAL DESPITE MIDDLE EAST MOMENTUM

Secretary of State Marco Rubio attends a signing ceremonial for a bid statement betwixt Rwanda and the Democratic Republic of the Congo astatine the State Department connected June 27, 2025, successful Washington.  (AP/Mark Schiefelbein)

He concluded his station by explaining erstwhile helium would beryllium consenting to conscionable with Zelenskyy and Putin:

"I look guardant to hopefully gathering with President Zelenskyy and President Putin soon, but ONLY erstwhile the woody to extremity this War is FINAL or, successful its last stages,"

"Thank you for your attraction to this precise important matter, and let’s each anticipation that PEACE tin beryllium accomplished AS SOON AS POSSIBLE!" helium added.

COULD TRUMP’S GAZA CEASEFIRE PLAN OFFER A BLUEPRINT FOR PEACE IN UKRAINE?

Trump coordinates Putin-Zelenskyy talks aft White House meetings Monday, August 18, 2025. (Getty Images)

A revised bid framework, changed from the archetypal 28 points, has reportedly gained preliminary acceptance from some Kyiv and Washington. Moscow is presently reviewing the latest revisions.

As reported by Fox News Digital Tuesday, Ukraine agreed to a bid woody that would spot an extremity to the warfare with Russia, a U.S. authoritative said,

Some insignificant details of the statement are inactive to beryllium sorted out, the authoritative said.

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However, overnight, Russia launched a ample drone-and-missile onslaught connected Kyiv, sidesplitting astatine slightest 7 radical and damaging powerfulness infrastructure.

Despite the continuing violence, U.S. diplomats picture the negotiations arsenic the "closest they person been" to a imaginable statement since the warfare began.