US President Donald Trump says he could meet Russian leader Vladimir Putin immediately, but wants to hold the summit when the war against Ukraine is coming to an end and a peace deal is within reach.

MOSCOW, Sept 1 (Reuters) - Kremlin aide Yuri Ushakov said on Tuesday that Russian President Vladimir Putin, U.S. President Donald Trump and Chinese President Xi Jinping may hold a trilateral meeting at the next Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation summit in November.

Trump has called Putin’s moves ‘genius.’ He has also canceled a meeting with the Russian president and accused him of ‘destroying Russia.’

Steve Witkoff and Jared Kushner will travel to Ukraine and Russia this weekend to help restart peace negotiations.

President Donald Trump said special envoys Steve Witkoff and Jared Kushner are traveling to Russia and Ukraine with a proposal to end the war.