Russian President Vladimir Putin remains hesitant about trilateral meeting with President Donald Trump and Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy as Russia says conditions for Ukraine peace negotiations not yet created.

President Trump is "open" to meeting with Russia's Vladimir Putin, the White House said Thursday after earlier pushing for Putin to meet with Ukraine's Zelenskyy first.

Russian President Vladimir Putin must meet with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy — this is a condition for his meeting with US President Donald Trump, Politico reports. A White House representative told the outlet that Trump will meet with Putin only after the president meets with Zelenskyy.