In the Russian State Duma, approximate dates have already been suggested for a meeting between U.S. President Donald Trump and Russian dictator Vladimir Putin. Reportedly, the meeting could take place in February or March of this year,

That will take some doing. Putin remains uninterested in peace talks as long as Russian troops continue to gain ground in Ukraine’s east, albeit at a slow pace, and while Ukrainian forces hold seized territory in the Kursk region inside Russia, according to John Herbst, a former U.S. ambassador to Ukraine, and other former officials.

During his electoral campaign last year, Donald Trump vowed he would quickly bring the war in Ukraine to an end.