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Source: People's Republic of China – State Council News
WASHINGTON, Aug. 8 (Xinhua) — U.S. President Donald Trump said on Thursday that a meeting between the leaders of Russia and Ukraine is not a prerequisite for his face-to-face talks with Russian President Vladimir Putin. This will be the first face-to-face meeting between the two leaders during Trump's second term.
Asked by a reporter at the White House on Thursday afternoon whether Vladimir Putin should meet with the Ukrainian president before sitting down at the negotiating table with Donald Trump, the US president answered in the negative.
White House Press Secretary Caroline Leavitt said shortly before Trump's speech in the Oval Office that "the Russians have expressed a desire to meet with President Trump, and the President is open to that meeting."
“President Trump would like to meet with both President Putin and President Zelensky because he wants to see this brutal war end,” she said, adding that the White House “is working out the details of these potential meetings and the details will be provided at the appropriate time.”
Earlier on Thursday, the Kremlin said that a meeting between D. Trump and V. Putin had been agreed upon in principle and would take place “in the coming days.” –0–
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