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Yahoo
2 days ago
- Politics
- Yahoo
Trump may meet Putin ‘next week,' Kremlin says
President Trump may meet with Russian President Vladimir Putin 'next week,' according to a top Kremlin aide, a report that comes a day after the Kremlin head met with Trump's special envoy Steve Witkoff in Moscow. 'Russia confirms Putin-Trump summit may happen next week and summit preparations are ongoing. This can be a historic meeting. Dialogue will prevail,' Putin's envoy for investment and economic cooperation Kirill Dmitriev wrote in a Thursday post on the social platform X. Another top Putin aide, Yuri Ushakov, echoed the possibility of the meeting with the two leaders next week, the first huddle by a U.S. president with the Russian leader since 2021. 'At the suggestion of the American side, an agreement was essentially reached to hold a bilateral meeting at the highest level in the coming days, that is, a meeting between President Vladimir Putin and Donald Trump,' Ushakov, Putin's foreign policy adviser, said Thursday. Ushakov said Witkoff raised the possibility of a trilateral meeting between Putin, Trump and Ukraine President Volodymyr Zelensky, but the Kremlin said the summit would just be between Trump and Putin. Neither side has confirmed the date or location of the potential meeting, brought up as part of the Trump administration's push to end the Russia-Ukraine war that has lasted more than three years. 'We have many friends willing to help us organise events of this kind. The President of the United Arab Emirates is one such friend,' the Kremlin quoted Putin saying Thursday. 'I think we will make a decision eventually, and that country would be an appropriate place for a meeting.' The White House said the meeting will only happen if Trump 'feels' Putin is 'committed' to ending the war.. 'The president has obviously been frustrated. We see Vladimir Putin not willing to engage in proper diplomacy with the president. Good phone calls are one thing, but if they're followed up with no action, that's going to be a problem,' White House spokesperson Harrison Fields said during his Thursday morning appearance on NewsNation. 'The president is going to be holding Ukraine and Russia both accountable and making sure that they end this war once and for all,' he added. Witkoff's meeting with Russian officials in Moscow on Wednesday 'went well,' according to a senior U.S. administration official.. 'The Russians are eager to continue engaging with the United States. The secondary sanctions are still expected to be implemented on Friday,' the official said Wednesday, speaking on condition of anonymity. Trump said Witkoff had a 'highly productive' meeting with Putin. 'Great progress was made! Afterwards, I updated some of our European Allies. Everyone agrees this War must come to a close, and we will work towards that in the days and weeks to come,' the president wrote on Truth Social. During a call with Zelensky, Germany Chancellor Friedrich Merz, NATO Secretary-General Mark Rutte and other European leaders, Trump raised the idea of meeting with Putin in the coming weeks, a source familiar with the matter told The Hill. Trump, who has been critical of Putin in recent weeks as Russia's military has continued its attacks on various Ukrainian cities, penned an executive order Wednesday, after Witkoff's meeting with Putin, upping the tariffs on India by 25 percent due to the Southeast Asian country's purchases of Russian oil. The import tax, which is set to kick in in three weeks, would bring India's tariff total to 50 percent. Copyright 2025 Nexstar Media, Inc. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed.
Russia Today
5 days ago
- Business
- Russia Today
Putin-Trump meeting could be historic
The upcoming meeting between Russian President Vladimir Putin and US President Donald Trump has the potential to be a historic event, according to senior Russian negotiator Kirill Dmitriev. The Kremlin confirmed on Thursday that preparations for direct talks have advanced to the point that a venue has been selected. The meeting could be held as early as next week. Dmitriev, an economic adviser to Putin and key figure in the push to normalize bilateral ties with the US, shared the development on X. 'This can be a historic meeting,' he wrote, adding a dove emoji. 'Dialogue will prevail.' On Wednesday, US special envoy Steve Witkoff traveled to Russia to meet with Putin in what Trump later described as an unexpectedly positive round of discussions. Trump previously threatened to introduce additional sanctions due to a perceived lack of progress in his efforts to broker a resolution to the Ukraine conflict. Russia confirms Putin-Trump summit may happen next week and summit preparations are ongoing. This can be a historic meeting. 🕊️Dialogue will prevail. 🇷🇺🤝🇺🇸 Since taking office in January, Trump, who describes himself as a 'president of peace,' has relied on economic and military pressure to address several escalating international disputes. However, his campaign pledge to resolve the Ukraine conflict within 24 hours has proven unrealistic. He has since acknowledged that the situation is far more complex and challenging than he originally suggested. Moscow has expressed a desire to address the root causes of the conflict, opposing any scenario that would freeze the conflict in its current state. Putin has stated that his government prefers to achieve its objectives through peaceful means. Kiev has consistently rejected Moscow's proposed settlement terms and continues to call for Western military support and further sanctions on Russia. Ukrainian officials argue that these measures could halt or even reverse Russian advances on the battlefield.
Fox News
6 days ago
- Politics
- Fox News
A historic meeting between Trump and Putin could occur within 10 days
Fox News senior White House correspondent Peter Doocy reports on a historic meeting between President Donald Trump and Russian President Vladimir Putin that could help bring an end to the Russia-Ukraine war on 'Special Report.'
