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To: marcusmaximus
But after speaking with Putin, Trump said in a social-media post that Zelensky and Putin would have to hold one-on-one talks first.

I didn't see that coming.

I'm skeptical if a one on one without most things agreed upon will ever happen.

5 posted on 08/19/2025 9:41:36 AM PDT by Biblebelter
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To: Biblebelter
"I'm skeptical if a one on one without most things agreed upon will ever happen."
With President Trump pressuring the meeting Zelenskyy and Putin may be tired of the war, each likely has blackmail info on each other and possibly they'll agree to cut their losses.

Putin wants a landlink to Crimea, Zelinskyy knows he's lost and wants to keep as much of captured territory of Ukraine as possible but still end the war. He's got lots of cash outside Ukraine waiting for him, I suspect.IMHO.

26 posted on 08/19/2025 3:38:41 PM PDT by Tunehead54 (Nothing funny here ;-)
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