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Putin must meet with Zelensky before Trump, White House demands

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A White House official stated Putin must meet Zelensky before any bilateral with Trump, following Trump’s proposal for a trilateral summit. “There was a really good prospect” for talks, Trump noted, though no location is set. This condition aims to include Ukraine in discussions amid ongoing Russian airstrikes on civilian targets.

Putin’s resistance to meeting Zelensky may hinder negotiations. Separately, a Friday deadline approaches for potential U.S. sanctions on countries purchasing Russian energy, tied to ending the Ukraine conflict.


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