Trump says he will not meet with Putin until he thinks there is a deal on Ukraine
- On Oct. 25, 2025, President Donald Trump said he will only meet Russian President Vladimir Putin if certain they will make a deal, telling reporters aboard Air Force One he will not waste his time.
- On Oct. 22, the U.S. imposed sanctions on Rosneft and Lukoil and their subsidiaries, barring dealings with units they control 50% or more to pressure the Kremlin toward a ceasefire.
- Despite a longstanding rapport, Trump said he has long had a great relationship with Putin but called recent talks "very disappointing" and said conversations often "don’t go anywhere," Wednesday.
- An intended summit in Budapest was put on hold on Wednesday after talks fell apart this past week, with Karoline Leavitt, White House Press Secretary, saying on Oct. 23 the meeting remains not completely off the table.
- Despite diplomatic signals, Ukraine continues to face Russian advances and airstrikes reaching Kyiv, while Russia has launched approximately 770 ballistic and more than 50 Kinzhal missiles this year, complicating ceasefire efforts.
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Donald Trump said that he would be ready to meet with Vladimir Putin only when he knew that a peace agreement between Russia and Ukraine would indeed be possible.
"I'm not going to waste my time. I've always had an excellent relationship with Vladimir Putin, but this was very disappointing," said the US President Saturday, who postponed Tuesday sine die a project of meeting just announced with his Russian counterpart in Budapest.
U.S. President Donald Tupp said on Saturday that he would not "lost his time" to schedule a new meeting with his Russian counterpart Vladimir Putin without agreement to end the conflict in Ukraine.
Trump says he won’t waste time meeting Putin unless Ukraine deal is likely to happen soon
NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! President Donald Trump on Saturday said he won’t waste time meeting Russian President Vladimir Putin again unless a deal on the war in Ukraine is likely. “I’m going to have to know that we’re going to make a deal,” Trump told reporters aboard Air Force One after taking off from Al Udeid Air Base in Qatar, when asked about securing a meeting with Putin. “I’m not going to be wasting my time. I’ve always …
Trump Says He Won’t Meet With Putin Until There’s a Deal on Ukraine - The Thinking Conservative News
President Donald Trump said on Oct 25 that he doesn’t plan to meet with Russian President Vladimir Putin until a peace deal with Ukraine is reached. The post Trump Says He Won’t Meet With Putin Until There’s a Deal on Ukraine appeared first on The Thinking Conservative News.
A meeting between the Presidents of Russia and the United States has taken place at a distance. Trump is now being asked what Russia needs to do to make it happen.
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