Putin Invites Zelensky to Meeting in Moscow

"I'll know pretty much what we're going to be doing," Trump told reporters. "We've taken very strong action. But I'll be speaking to him over the next few days, and we're going to see.

"I'm going to know exactly what's happening," he added.

Ukrainian Foreign Minister Sybiha took to X and accused Putin of issuing "knowingly unacceptable proposals," adding that seven nations have made known their readiness to host peace talks, including Austria, Vatican City, Switzerland, Turkey, and three Gulf states.

"These are serious proposals and President Zelenskyy is ready for such a meeting at any point of time. Yet, Putin continues to mess around," he added. "Only increased pressure can force Russia to finally get serious about peace process."

Former CIA Moscow Station Chief Dan Hoffman echoed these security concerns and told Fox News Digital, "There’s no way that Zelenskyy should be traveling to Moscow."

"Putin invaded Ukraine," Hoffman said. "[Putin] is doing this to make it appear as if he will negotiate in good faith and try and drive a wedge between Zelenskyy and the United States, as well as Zelenskyy and Europe."

In answer questions by reporters on Tuesday over whether there will be "consequences" if a meeting between Putin and Zelenskyy is not announced soon, Trump said, "Yeah, there will be."