Trump open to meeting Putin and Zelensky after discussing it in call with Ukrainian leader
The possibility was discussed in a call between Trump and Zelensky that, according to a senior Ukrainian source, also included Nato Secretary General Mark Rutte and the leaders of Britain, Germany and Finland, after Washington's envoy Steve Witkoff visited Moscow for talks earlier in the day.
'The Russians expressed their desire to meet with President Trump, and the president is open to meeting with both President Putin and President Zelensky,' White House Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt said.
The New York Times reported that Trump intended to meet first with Putin, and then to follow that up with a three-way meeting involving the Russian and Ukrainian leaders.
Nato and Ukrainian officials did not confirm the report when contacted by Agence France-Presse.
Earlier on Wednesday, Trump hailed the meeting between his envoy and Putin as 'highly productive', but US officials said sanctions would still be imposed on Moscow's trading partners.
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