Trump believes he will meet with Putin "very soon"
Sunday, 16 February 2025, 23:55
US President Donald Trump has said he believes he could meet with Russian leader Vladimir Putin "very soon" to discuss ending the war in Ukraine.
Source: Trump in a comment to journalists on Sunday, 16 February, as reported by Reuters
Details: Trump said that he is working hard to achieve peace and believes that both Putin and Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy want to end the war.
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His comments came as the United States and Russia prepare for their first negotiations in Saudi Arabia in the coming days.
Background:
- On 13 February, the Kremlin announced that it had begun forming a negotiating team to organise a meeting between Russian leader Vladimir Putin and US President Donald Trump.
- Trump said he had tasked Secretary of State Marco Rubio, CIA Director John Ratcliffe, National Security Advisor Mike Waltz and Special Envoy Steve Witkoff with leading the negotiations with Russia.
- At the same time, the US president asserted that Ukraine would have a seat at the table in the negotiations on "ending the war".
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