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| Putin and Zelensky could meet ‘very soon’ – Trump | |
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| The US president has told reporters that talks in Moscow could lead to progress towards peace in the Ukraine conflict | |
| A meeting between Russian President Vladimir Putin and Ukraine’s Vladimir Zelensky could happen “very soon,” US President Donald Trump has claimed. | A meeting between Russian President Vladimir Putin and Ukraine’s Vladimir Zelensky could happen “very soon,” US President Donald Trump has claimed. |
| Speaking to reporters in the Oval Office on Wednesday, hours after US special envoy Steve Witkoff met for talks with Putin in Moscow, Trump was asked to comment on a potential summit between the Russian and Ukrainian leaders. | Speaking to reporters in the Oval Office on Wednesday, hours after US special envoy Steve Witkoff met for talks with Putin in Moscow, Trump was asked to comment on a potential summit between the Russian and Ukrainian leaders. |
| “There is a very good prospect that they will, and we haven’t determined where, but we had some very good talks with President Putin today,” Trump said. “There is a good chance there could be a meeting very soon.” | “There is a very good prospect that they will, and we haven’t determined where, but we had some very good talks with President Putin today,” Trump said. “There is a good chance there could be a meeting very soon.” |
| Asked how close a peace deal could be, he declined to speculate. | Asked how close a peace deal could be, he declined to speculate. |
| “I don’t want to say, I’ve been disappointed before” the US president said. | “I don’t want to say, I’ve been disappointed before” the US president said. |
| Earlier in the day, US Secretary of State Marco Rubio stated that the recent talks give Washington a “better understanding” of the conditions under which Moscow would agree to a peace deal. | Earlier in the day, US Secretary of State Marco Rubio stated that the recent talks give Washington a “better understanding” of the conditions under which Moscow would agree to a peace deal. |
| If the Russian and Ukrainian positions can be brought closer, a trilateral summit could follow, he told Fox Business. | If the Russian and Ukrainian positions can be brought closer, a trilateral summit could follow, he told Fox Business. |
| “I think there’s the opportunity for the president to have a meeting that includes both Putin and Zelensky to try to close this thing out,” Rubio said. | “I think there’s the opportunity for the president to have a meeting that includes both Putin and Zelensky to try to close this thing out,” Rubio said. |
| Trump intends to hold a personal meeting with Putin as early as next week, the New York Times reported after Witkoff’s Moscow visit, citing two anonymous sources. | Trump intends to hold a personal meeting with Putin as early as next week, the New York Times reported after Witkoff’s Moscow visit, citing two anonymous sources. |
| Moscow has praised Wednesday’s talks as “a very useful and constructive conversation.” | Moscow has praised Wednesday’s talks as “a very useful and constructive conversation.” |