The US President set the deadline earlier this month and has repeatedly voiced exasperation with Putin for continuing attacks on Ukraine despite Washington's efforts to end the war.
Kremlin has played down expectations of any breakthrough at the meeting. Last week, Trump threatened heavy new sanctions on Russia unless a peace deal was reached within 50 days.
Kremlin spokesperson Dmitry Peskov said breakthroughs are unlikely in the current scenario, and that Russia will ‘pursue its interests’ and ‘fulfil tasks’ it set for itself.
Many Kyiv residents rushed to take shelter in underground stations. Explosions were heard across the city as air defence units engaged in repelling the attack.
The Russia-Ukraine war exposes a complex paradox of power where the world’s most powerful country, with all its resources, is falling short in coercing a much more weakened Russia to kowtow to its demands.
Russia's foreign minister Sergei Lavrov met his Chinese counterpart Wang Yi in Beijing and called for closer coordination in forums like UNSC, SCO, BRICS, G20, and APEC.
Trump will send weapons to Kyiv under a presidential power, which allows him to send weapons to help allies. He has expressed his frustration with Putin over the lack of a ceasefire in Ukraine.
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