For a fleeting moment ahead of the first meeting in mid-May 2025, there existed the faintest prospect that Presidents Vladimir Putin of Russia and Volodymyr Zelenskyy of Ukraine would join, sitting down in the same room for face-to-face talks.

US President Donald Trump is open to a possible meeting with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy and Russian President Vladimir Putin, White House Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt said, according to the BBC.

Ukraine claimed it destroyed around 40 Russian aircraft in the attack, including strategic bombers like the nuclear-capable TU-95 and Tu-22. The strikes were reportedly planned over 11 months by Ukraine’s security service,