It’s unclear if the White House’s announcement was a surprise to the Russian president, who previously met solo with his American counterpart.

P resident Donald Trump met with Russian President Vladimir Putin for almost three hours on Friday. After, the pair held a joint news conference where they shared that they did not reach an agreement on a pathway to end Russia’s war against Ukraine but they agreed on many points.

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy claimed on Tuesday that Russian President Vladimir Putin is preparing for "new offensive operations."