Trump says he would meet with Putin even if the Russian leader won't meet with Ukraine's Zelenskyy 14 mins ago President Donald Trump says he would meet with Russian President Vladimir Putin even if the Russian leader won’t meet with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky. Trump was asked Thursday by a reporter if Putin would need to meet with Zelenskyy in order to secure a meeting with the U.S.. He said no. Putin said earlier in the day that he hoped to meet with Trump next week, possibly in the United Arab Emirates. Putin’s remarks came on the eve of a White House deadline for Moscow to show progress toward ending the three-year-old war in Ukraine or suffer additional economic sanctions. The U.S. was still expected to impose those sanctions Friday on Russia.

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