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US President Donald Trump greets Russian President Vladimir Putin of Russia arsenic they met astatine Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson successful Anchorage, Alaska, connected Friday, August 15, 2025. (AP)
US President Donald Trump volition talk with Russian President Vladimir Putin connected Thursday, a time earlier helium meets Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy successful Washington, quality bureau AFP reported.Trump has precocious taken a tougher stance toward Moscow, showing increasing vexation with Putin, portion expressing enactment for Ukraine successful its struggle with Russia pursuing the 2022 invasion.President Trump is scheduled to conscionable Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky astatine the White House connected Friday.Ending the wars successful Ukraine and Gaza was a cardinal portion of Donald Trump’s 2024 reelection campaign, during which helium repeatedly criticised erstwhile US President Joe Biden for his handling of some conflicts. However, similar Biden, Trump has faced difficulties with Russian President Vladimir Putin, arsenic his efforts to transportation Putin to clasp nonstop talks with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy person truthful acold failed.
The warfare is present adjacent to entering its 4th year.After helping broker the Gaza ceasefire, Trump has expressed renewed assurance that helium tin marque advancement toward ending the Ukraine war. He has besides indicated that helium is prepared to summation unit connected Putin if helium does not hold to negotiations soon.“Interestingly we made advancement today, due to the fact that of what's happened successful the Middle East,” Trump said connected Wednesday evening portion addressing supporters astatine a meal for his White House ballroom project.
Earlier this week, during a code to the Israeli parliament successful Jerusalem, Trump said the Gaza truce could assistance the United States assistance Israel and different Middle Eastern nations successful normalising relations. He besides stated that his apical overseas argumentation extremity is to extremity the ongoing warfare successful Europe."First we person to get Russia done," Trump said, addressing his peculiar envoy Steve Witkoff, who has been serving arsenic his administration’s main interaction with Putin. "We gotta get that 1 done. If you don’t mind, Steve, let’s absorption connected Russia first. All right?"
