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"In the not too distant future!"/ Trump to meet Putin in Saudi Arabia

"In the not too distant future!"/ Trump to meet Putin in Saudi Arabia

US President Donald Trump said he will meet with Russian President Vladimir Putin to discuss a solution to end Russia's war in Ukraine. The meeting will likely take place in Saudi Arabia "in the not-too-distant future ," Trump said at the White House.

"I've been mostly on the phone with President Putin, and ultimately we want to meet ," Trump said. "The first time we'll meet in Saudi Arabia, we'll see if we can do something," he said. Later, there could be mutual visits between the two in their respective countries. The Republican president did not give a date for a meeting.

First Trump-Putin phone call

Trump and Putin spoke on the phone for more than an hour, it was reported. The US president then briefed Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky. Trump said he believes Putin wants peace. The same goes for the Ukrainian president. "I want to see a stop to the killing of people," Trump stressed. Washington and Moscow agreed to immediately begin talks to end the war in Ukraine. Trump wrote on his "Social Truth" platform that he and the Russian president would work closely together.

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy expressed optimism after his conversation with Trump. In a video address, he stressed that he believes America's strength is great enough to work with Ukraine and its partners to force Russia to make peace.

According to Zelensky, his phone call with Trump went well and the two discussed in detail the possibilities for negotiations. " We talked for a long time about possible ways to achieve peace," Zelensky said. The Ukrainian president said he discussed "many aspects" with Trump, "diplomatic, military, economic."/ DW

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