Trump won't require Putin meet with Zelenskyy, contradicting earlier White House statement
2025-08-08 09:06:39 source：Politico
August 7, 2025
President Donald Trump said he would hold a meeting with Russian President Vladimir Putin regardless of whether the Russian leader agrees to meet his Ukrainian counterpart Volodymyr Zelenskyy.
Trump’s comments contradicted an earlier statement from a White House press official, who said a meeting between Putin and Zelenskyy was a precondition to an audience with Trump.
“He doesn’t, no,” Trump said, when asked whether Putin would have to first meet Zelenskyy . “They would like to meet me, and I’ll do whatever I can to stop the killing.”
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