US President Donald Trump said Friday he would "probably" meet Ukrainian leader Volodymyr Zelensky next week, as Russia said its forces had seized the key mining town of Toretsk in east Ukraine.
Zelensky said the US and Ukraine were planning "talks" but did not confirm a meeting between the two leaders.
"We're also planning meetings and talks at the teams' level. Right now Ukrainian and American teams are working out the details," he wrote on X.
Toretsk is the biggest settlement Russia claims to have captured since Avdiivka in February 2024.
Kyiv denied Russia had full control of the industrial hub.
European foreign ministers are to meet in Paris next Wednesday to discuss the conflict between Ukraine and Russia, and the Politico website said US Secretary of State Marco Rubio could attend the meeting.
Trump has put pressure on both sides to end the conflict, which will mark its three-year anniversary this month.
Daria Andriievska, with AFP
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