US EditionNews24 | Trump May 'Do Nothing' if Putin, Zelensky Fail to Meet
Donald Trump aims to facilitate a peace summit between Putin and Zelensky despite ongoing challenges and skepticism from European leaders and officials, with a decision due in two weeks.
- Speaking in the Oval Office on Friday, President Donald Trump said he will decide "what we do" within two weeks about efforts to set up a meeting between Russian President Vladimir Putin and Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky, calling it a "very important decision".
- Tensions stem from demands over territory and legitimacy as Volodymyr Zelensky, Ukrainian President, refuses to cede land and Kaja Kallas, Vice‑President of the European Commission, warned on Friday of a 'trap' Moscow sets.
- During intensive diplomacy, President Donald Trump took a 40-minute call with Vladimir Putin amid meetings with European leaders, and a sketched plan for a meeting and trilateral summit emerged after four days of heavy diplomacy.
- The Kremlin denied any scheduled head-to-head, while Sergey Lavrov confirmed on Friday there are no plans and said Putin would consider talks only after resolving vague 'issues'; despite this, President Donald Trump reassured reporters on Friday that he's 'on it' and remains optimistic.
- Acknowledging the difficulty, President Donald Trump said it's 'virtually impossible' to set up a Putin–Zelensky meeting and will 'see whose fault it is' if talks fail within two weeks.
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The American president, responding to a journalist's question about the possibility of doing nothing if Putin does not come to dialogue, stated: "We'll see. I'll see who's to blame."
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