The President also confirmed he spoke with Putin in recent days, following his call last week after meeting European leaders, including Zelenskiy, to pitch a peace summit.
President Donald Trump said Monday that Russian President Vladimir Putin’s dislike of Ukraine’s Volodymyr Zelenskyy may be hindering efforts to arrange a summit.
“He doesn’t like him,” Trump told reporters at the White House. “I have people I don’t like, I don’t like to meet with them.”
Trump confirmed he spoke with Putin in recent days, following his call last week after meeting European leaders, including Zelenskiy, to pitch a peace summit. While the White House maintains that Putin agreed in principle to meet Zelenskiy, the Kremlin has not confirmed, and no date for talks has been set yet.
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