Donald Trump says Ukraine and Russia must reach an agreement to end the war and argues that President Volodymyr Zelenskyy and Vladimir Putin do not have to be in the same room to negotiate. Both outlets report that Trump frames the approach as possible even amid ongoing personal and political tensions.
The two articles describe the same core claim: that a direct meeting between the two leaders is not a requirement for talks. While the reporting differs only in phrasing, the emphasis is on the idea that negotiations can proceed separately or through other formats, rather than requiring both principals to attend the same setting. Neither outlet provides additional details about a specific plan, timetable, or mechanism for how talks would be structured beyond Trump’s statement that the leaders could avoid meeting face-to-face.
