ABC Information Senior Political Correspondent Rachel Scott pressed President Donald Trump on his cellphone name with Russian President Vladimir Putin final week, throughout which the White Home stated Putin promised to satisfy with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy within the coming weeks.
“Mr. president, once you met with Russian President Vladimir Putin, how quickly did he say that he wished to take a seat down with Ukrainian President Zelenskyy?” Scott requested. “Russia, as of now, says there isn’t any assembly on the books and no agenda set.”
“Properly, that is going to be as much as them,” Trump stated. “It takes two to tango, I all the time say. And they need to meet, I believe, earlier than I’ve a gathering and doubtless shut the deal however I believe it is acceptable they meet.”
President Donald Trump speaks throughout a gathering with South Korean President Lee Jae Myung within the Oval Workplace of the White Home, Aug. 25, 2025, in Washington.
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Trump referred to as it a “concession” for Putin to journey to Alaska to satisfy earlier this month, saying the Russian chief “wasn’t completely satisfied” to journey to the U.S. Trump stated he “admire the very fact” Putin got here to the U.S. and stated he is “all the time had an excellent relationship” with him.
“I do not know that they will meet,” he went on to say about Putin and Zelenskyy. “Possibly they may, perhaps they will not. They’d like me to be on the assembly. I stated, ‘You guys must work it out. It is between you.'”
Trump was requested how lengthy he was prepared to let this play out and whether or not there could be extra penalties for Russia if Putin would not sit down with Zelenskyy. Trump stated “we’ll see what occurs over the following week or two.”
