US President Donald Trump dealt with growing questions about his recent meeting with Russian President Vladimir Putin on the basis of reports that Putin had agreed to meet with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zlensky. The White House has previously said that the meeting will be held “in the coming weeks”, but Russian officials have since denied any confirmed plans.
During the press briefing in the oval office, ABC News asked Trump directly, “President, when you met Russian President Vladimir Putin, how soon he said he wanted to sit with Ukrainian President Zelenkyyy?”
Correspondent ABC News noted that Russia publicly stated that “there is no meeting in books and no agenda is set”.
“Tango lasts two,” says Trump
In response, Trump stressed that the decision lies on two foreign leaders: “Well, it will be for them.
He added that both parties expressed interest in his presence in a potential summit: “They would like me to be at a meeting. I said,” You have to solve it. It’s between you. “
Putin’s visit to Alaska called “Concession”
Trump was also thinking about Putin’s recent visit to Alaska and described her as a diplomatic gesture: “It was a concession for him to come here. He wasn’t happy, but I appreciate the fact that he came to the US”
He repeated his long -term relationship with the Russian leader: “I have always had a very good relationship with him.”
Timeline unclear, the consequences of unspecified
When he asked how long he was willing to wait for a Putin-green meeting and whether Russia would face the consequences of stopping, Trump remained incomplete: “We will see what will happen in the next or two weeks.”
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