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Russian President Vladimir Putin and U.S. President Donald Trump have not reached an agreement on whether to hold trilateral talks with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy or separate bilateral meetings, a senior Kremlin adviser said Monday.
Yuriy Ushakov, the Kremlin's foreign policy adviser, told Russian state television that recent media reports about the meeting format do not accurately reflect what the two leaders have discussed.
Ushakov provided details about the content of Putin's meeting with Trump in Alaska, saying it built upon groundwork laid during multiple visits to Moscow by Trump's special representative Steve Witkoff.
"Everything that was achieved during Witkoff's five visits, especially the last visit, formed the basis for the meeting between Putin and Trump," Ushakov said. "After that, the leaders agreed on how they would proceed next."
The Kremlin adviser said both the American and Russian sides are working on the agreement reached during the Alaska talks, with both parties making contact with other leaders within this framework.
Ushakov noted there is no concrete proposal yet to elevate the level of Russia-Ukraine negotiations. He said the idea of raising the negotiation level was discussed during a phone conversation between the leaders and later came up during the Alaska meeting.
The Russians were told that Americans would discuss the matter among themselves and then make some proposals on the issue, according to Ushakov.
Addressing speculation about potential meetings involving Ukraine's president, Ushakov emphasized that Putin and Trump have not finalized any arrangements regarding Zelenskyy.
"For now, what is being published in the press is not exactly what we agreed upon," Ushakov said. "Now they are talking about a trilateral meeting, about a meeting between Putin and Zelenskyy. But as far as I know, there is no agreement between Putin and Trump on this matter."
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