The US president said on Tuesday that Putin and Zelenskyy were “in the process of setting up” a meeting to discuss ending the war in Ukraine.

Where could a Putin-Zelenskyy meeting be held?

French President Emmanuel Macron is also pushing for the Swiss city of Geneva to host the talks.

French President Emmanuel Macron has suggested Geneva in Switzerland as a location for talks between Volodymyr Zelenskyy and Vladimir Putin. Source: AAP / Pool / CNP / Sipa USA /Aaron Schwartz

Austria, meanwhile, has offered its capital, Vienna, as a location, saying it would contact the ICC “to make it possible” for Putin to attend.

Istanbul in Türkiye, where delegations for the two countries most recently took place, has also been mentioned, a senior administration official said.

One source said Zelenskyy immediately said no to meeting in the capital of his country’s invader.

Albanese speaks with ‘coalition of the willing’

“Australia continues to stand with Ukraine,” Albanese wrote on X.

It was agreed that meetings between European nations and the US would take place to discuss security guarantees for Ukraine, as Russia reportedly launched its largest attack yet this month.

Russian attacks escalate, Trump clarifies security guarantees

“When it comes to security, (Europeans) are willing to put people on the ground. We’re willing to help them with things, especially, probably … by air,” Trump said in an interview with Fox News.