"I'm not going to be wasting my time," US President Donald Trump says about a Ukraine summit. Photo: AP PHOTO

US President Donald Trump says he does not plan to meet with Russian President Vladimir Putin until he thinks a deal is in place to secure peace between Russia and Ukraine.

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"You have to know that we're going to make a deal, I'm not going to be wasting my time," Trump told reporters in Doha.

Trump was making a refuelling stop in Qatar on his way to the Association of Southeast Asian Nations summit, which starts on Sunday in Malaysia.

Kirill Dmitriev, Putin's envoy for inves

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