Posted on 08/07/2025 4:38:54 PM PDT by Mariner
U.S. President Donald Trump said Thursday that he would meet with Vladimir Putin even if the Russian leader will not meet with Ukrainian counterpart Volodymyr Zelenskyy, in comments that suggested Washington and Moscow could soon hold a summit.
Trump's comments followed a statement from Putin earlier in the day that he hoped to meet with Trump next week, possibly in the United Arab Emirates. But the White House was still working through the details of any potential meetings, press secretary Karoline Leavitt said.
When asked by a reporter if Putin would need to meet with Zelenskyy in order to secure a meeting with the U.S., Trump said: “No, he doesn’t. No.”
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Good. I thought I heard the opposite response just a day ago.
I thought I read Trump had refused to meet with Putin unless that also included Zelensky. No good would ever come of giving that much direct influence to Zelensky. He would quickly embrace the role of manipulator.
I agree. Drop the EU/Zelensky parameter.
As Dolly Parton would say, “they can’t decide whether to scratch their watches or wind their butts.”
"We're on a train
coming home from Ukraine
Justa sniffing .... a little cocaine."
The Zelensky thing is the Euros attempt to derail any attempt at an agreement.
All the propaganda euro Zelensky bull sh!t is bring spilled now.
Zoom
His days of derailing peace initiatives are numbered and he will be gone sooner than later.
47 cannot wait to see his best buddy and give him what he want so the war can end on Russia’s terms, proving invasion pays. China smiles at paper tiger 47.
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