WASHINGTON

US President Donald Trump said Friday he is going to meet his Russian counterpart, Vladimir Putin, "very shortly."

"It would have been sooner, but I guess there are security arrangements that unfortunately people have to make," Trump told reporters after a signing ceremony with Armenia and Azerbaijan at the White House.

Putin would “like to meet as soon as possible," he added.

Trump said he would reveal the date and location later, noting that he did not want to overshadow the deal he had brokered between Baku and Yerevan.

"I think the location will be a very popular one for a lot of reasons, but we'll be announcing that a little bit later," he added.

Trump said Russia and Ukraine will swap territories as part of a peace deal.

"It's very complicated. But we're going to get some (territory) back, and we're going to get some switched. There'll be some swapping of territories to the betterment of both, but we'll be talking about that either later, or tomorrow," he said.

Trump said European leaders want peace between Putin and Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy.

"President Putin, I believe, wants to see peace, and Zelenskyy wants to see peace.

"Now, President Zelenskyy has to get all of his everything he needs, because he's going to have to get ready to sign something, and I think he is working hard to get that done," he added.

US special envoy Steve Witkoff was in Moscow on Wednesday for his fifth visit to Russia since the start of the year. He last met Putin on April 25. The latest visit came two days before Trump's 10-day deadline for Russia to reach a ceasefire deal with Ukraine.

Yuri Ushakov, a top aide to Putin, said the meeting was "useful and constructive.”