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White House says Trump-Putin meeting is a 'listening exercise'
The meeting serves as a listening exercise with low expectations for a peace deal, as White House officials note no concrete ceasefire is anticipated after 200 days of conflict.
- The White House acknowledges that the upcoming summit between President Donald Trump and Russian President Vladimir Putin is unlikely to result in a ceasefire in Ukraine, as stated by a White House official.
- Trump plans to use the meeting to gauge Putin's interest in peace, indicating he could assess this within two minutes of their meeting, according to his comments at a press conference.
- White House Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt described the meeting as a 'listening exercise' and noted that the absence of Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky makes a resolution difficult.
- Trump expressed hope for a future trilateral meeting with Putin and Zelensky to address the conflict, emphasizing his commitment to a diplomatic solution.
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Trump says he doesn’t believe he can convince Putin to stop bombing Ukrainian civilians
WASHINGTON — President Trump said Wednesday that he can’t promise he will be able to convince Russian tyrant Vladimir Putin to stop bombing Ukrainian civilians — but vowed “severe consequences” if Moscow doesn’t let up after their Friday summit. Trump said his meeting with Putin in Alaska will be “setting the table” for a possible future meeting alongside Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky and that the Anchorage summit likely won’t yield a c…
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Trump details expectations for meeting with Putin
President Donald Trump offered new insight Wednesday into his expectations for his upcoming meeting with Russian President Vladimir Putin.Speaking with reporters, President Trump said the talks with Putin will set the stage for a possible second meeting that would include Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy."It's going to be a very important meeting," President Trump said."There may be no second meeting because if I feel that it's not approp…
Trump and Putin will meet without advisers, and diplomats are concerned about this.
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