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Speaking of the possible involvement of Zelenskyy in future talks, Putin said he has mentioned several times that he was not against it, adding: “It’s a possibility, but certain conditions need to be created” for it to happen.
Russian President Vladimir Putin said Thursday he hopes to meet next week with US President Donald Trump, possibly in the United Arab Emirates. The news came on the eve of a White House deadline for Russia to show progress toward ending the three-year-old war in Ukraine. Putin’s foreign affairs adviser, Yuri Ushakov, had said earlier a summit could possibly take place next week at a venue that has been decided “in principle.”
He brushed aside the possibility of Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy joining the summit, something the White House had said Trump was ready to consider. There was no immediate comment Thursday from the White House and it was unclear how the announcement would affect Trump’s Friday deadline for Russia to stop the killing or face heavy economic sanctions.
Speaking of the possible involvement of Zelenskyy in future talks, Putin said he has mentioned several times that he was not against it, adding: “It’s a possibility, but certain conditions need to be created” for it to happen.
The meeting would be the first US-Russia summit since 2021, when former President Joe Biden met Putin in Geneva.
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