Trump says he could meet Putin ‘soon’ as Ukraine, Europe reel from outreach
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UK Prime Minister says he is prepared to supply British troops for post-war peacekeeping force in Ukraine.
United States President Donald Trump has said he could meet Russian President Vladimir Putin “very soon” as officials from the countries prepare to meet in Saudi Arabia for talks on ending the war in Ukraine.
“There’s no time set, but it could be very soon,” Trump told reporters on Sunday ahead of talks between US and Russian officials in Saudi Arabia.
“It’ll be soon; we’ll see what happens,” Trump added when asked if a meeting could happen this month.
Addressing reporters after US Secretary of State Marco Rubio earlier sought to temper expectations of a swift end to the conflict, Trump expressed confidence that Putin wants to end the war.
“They have a big powerful machine, you understand that. They defeated Hitler and they defeated Napoleon. They’ve been fighting a long time,” Trump told reporters after a flight on Air Force One.
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