Afghanistan, Aug. 7 -- President Trump plans to meet Vladimir Putin next week, aiming to lead a historic three-way summit with Ukraine's Zelensky to push forward stalled peace negotiations over the war.

International media have reported that U.S. President Donald Trump is planning a face-to-face meeting with Russian President Vladimir Putin next week.

The New York Times broke the story on Wednesday, citing informed sources following a meeting between Trump's special envoy, Steve Witkoff, and Putin at the Kremlin.

According to the report, Trump is expected to lead a trilateral summit following the meeting, bringing together Putin and Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky for direct talks.

Reuters noted that this would be the first in-pe...