FILE – This combination of photos shows Russian President Vladimir Putin, left, in Moscow on May 9, 2025, and President Donald Trump in Washington on Aug. 1. The two are in talks to meet to discuss the Russia-Ukraine war. (AP Photo/Alexander Zemlianichenko, Pool, Mark Schiefelbein, File)
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President Trump said his meeting with Russian President Vladimir Putin to discuss an end to the war in Ukraine is set to happen “very shortly” at a date and location that Trump said he would announce “a little bit later” on Friday.
When — and, most critically, where — these talks could happen is still unclear. But finding neutral territory for these negotiations may be tricky as Putin faces the threat of arrest from the International Criminal Court (ICC).
In 2023, the ICC in the Hague issued an arrest warrant for Putin on war crime charges. This now limits the options for where Trump and Putin can meet as the Russian president faces possible arrest in any of the more than 120 ICC member countries.
